Burundi's outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza has died, the government of the central African country announced in a statement posted on Twitter. In this year's election, Nkurunziza nominated retired army general Evariste Ndayishimiye as candidate for the ruling CNDD-FDD party. Nkurunziza's government rejected reports of its abuses by the United Nations and other international groups. The same year, a United Nations report documented abuses by the security forces and youth wing of the ruling party. "Bodies are regularly found in public places … many people disappear," the report said, noting rape by ruling party activists was common.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 15:22 UTC