President Pierre Nkurunziza wins controversial third term

PRESIDENT PIERRE NKURUNZIZA OPENS EALA PLENARY
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, 17 March 2015 / PRN Africa / — The President of the Republic of Burundi's Head of State, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza today opened the 5th Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Pierre Nkurunziza was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, the government says.

The Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon Daniel Kidega this morning paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza at the Presidency in Bujumbura.
The President reiterated that Burundi was committed to the integration process and urged the Assembly to steady its mandate as it continues in its quest to serve East Africans President Nkurunziza remarked that the citizens of the region had continued to reap from the benefits of...

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza died suddenly after being admitted to a hospital on Saturday.

BUJUMBURA

Burundian leader Pierre Nkurunziza has returned to the country, his office said Thursday, as a deputy coup leader said the attempt to overthrow the president had failed after fierce battles between rival army factions.

“President Pierre Nkurunziza is now in Burundi,” his senior communications advisor Willy Nyamitwe told AFP. “That’s all we can say for the now because of security reasons.”

Nkurunziza was in neighbouring Tanzania for regional talks Wednesday when the coup was...

A Burundi army general says senior officers are "dismissing" President Pierre Nkurunziza, amid unrest over his bid to be re-elected for a third term.Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombareh announced that a national salvation committee had been set up to run the country.However, it is not clear how much support he and the other officers have.President Nkurunziza is currently in Tanzania meeting other East African leaders to discuss the crisis. His aide dismissed the coup claims as "a joke".

Zaidi ya saa 48 baada ya kifo cha ghafla cha rais wa Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza kumekuwa na sintofahamu kuhusu ni nani atakayechukuwa hatamu ya uongozi.

The President of the Republic of Burundi’s Head of State, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza today opened the 5th Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly in Bujumbura, Burundi.  The President remarked that EALA had played a key role in bringing together the citizens of the region and hailed the Assembly for adhering to the principle of rotation in its meetings.  “We are all aware that EALA plays a key role in bringing the people of East Africa on board of the integration...