Burundi blocks opposition candidates in upcoming polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) ruled late Tuesday that candidates belonging to a four-party Burundi for All coalition –- recognised by the interior ministry on December 17 -- would be excluded from standing.
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Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Opposition figures in the country have been blocked by the election commission from standing in upcoming elections. (File/AFP)
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Opposition figures in Burundi have been blocked by the election commission from standing in upcoming elections, their party told AFP Wednesday.
The east African nation will head to the