Political crisis in Burundi as Tutsi ministers quit

An ominous cloud has hung over Burundi ever since Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in as president for a controversial third term in August. The re-election campaign was bloody and the man even survived a coup attempt.

Tunisia's Islamist Prime Minister Ali Larayedh is to resign later on Thursday to help end the country's political deadlock.

East African Business Week
Burundi: Emergency Meeting of the Ministers of EAC Affairs On Burundi Held in ...
AllAfrica.com
Arusha — The Ministers of East African Community Affairs on 18th May 2015 in Arusha, held an emergency meeting to address matters emerging in the Republic of Burundi. The meeting was called following the directive issued by the EAC Heads of the State ...
East African leaders to mediate Burundi crisisShanghai Daily (subscription)
E. African ministers to visit...

Zanzibar was thrown into a political crisis yesterday following the unprecedented decision by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) to cancel the Isles elections.

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Zanzibar's political crisis worsens as home-made bombs are found
Quartz
The police have found two home-made explosive devices in Zanzibar over the last two days, adding to tensions in the semi-autonomous archipelago after officials annulled its elections, citing widespread fraud. Six suspects have been arrested. No one was ...
Z`bar political crisis deepensIPPmedia
CCM in Z'bar blames HamadDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Blasts rattle Zanzibar after disputed...

TheCable
Jonathan to mediate in Tanzanian political crisis
TheCable
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria, has been mandated to mediate in the political dispute that broke out in the Zanzibar region of Tanzania after the country's general election. Kamalesh Sharma, secretary-general of Commonwealth, asked ...
EAC Observers Concerned Over Isles Elections StandoffAllAfrica.com
CUF supporters told to be calm 'pending solution'Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release)...

East African Business Week
E. African ministers to visit Burundi
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A delegation of the East African Community (EAC) will travel to Burundi, an EAC member state, to assess the situation on the ground and report back to EAC leaders. “Before the summit, the EAC council of ministers' chairperson and EAC secretariat ...
Burundi: Emergency Meeting of the Ministers of EAC Affairs On Burundi Held in ...AllAfrica.com
AfDB to finance construction of Bagamoyo-Malindi highwayspyghana.com
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Zanzibar opposition to meet army chief over political crisis
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM Nov 2 (Reuters) - The main opposition leader in Tanzania's semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago will meet the country's army chief to discuss the political situation in the islands, amid unrest after a disputed election. Tanzania held ...
Magufuli - Chemistry Teacher Who Found Keys to State HouseAllAfrica.com
Zanzibar opposition to meet army chiefeNCA
Zanzibar Opposition to Meet Tanzanian Military...

Times LIVE
Zanzibar opposition urges calm amid political crisis
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A Tanzanian policeman guards ballot boxes outside a counting centre following the presidential and parliamentary election in Dar es Salaam, October 28, 2015. Voting in Tanzania's semi-autonomous Zanzibar region was annulled on Wednesday after the ...
Zanzibar opposition to meet army chief over political crisisReuters Africa
JK Intervenes in Zanzibar CrisisAllAfrica.com
How Nyerere's intellectual legacy influenced 2015...