VIDEO: Burundi president defiant on poll

The African Union commission chief says elections cannot be held in Burundi in the current climate - here's the story in 15 seconds.

The Burundi president's spokesman, Gervais Abayeho, says the country's constitutional court has confirmed the president can run for a third term and that is what he will do.

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza returns to the capital Bujumbura, following Wednesday's failed coup attempt.

Donald Trump again defends his call for a ban on Muslims entering the US after it is used for propaganda by al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants.

>Roundtable discussions aimed to ensure peaceful elections in strife-torn Burundi later this year were launched on Thursday in Bujumbura with a plea to stop any election-related violence.

The European Union suspends its election monitoring mission in Burundi amid political unrest over the president's third-term bid.

A group of 17 political parties in Burundi agrees to boycott next month's elections, saying they will not be free and fair.

Burundi's electoral commission sets 15 July as the new date for controversial presidential elections after third-term bid protests.

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