BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Declared this month by supporters as Burundi’s “eternal supreme guide,” President Pierre Nkurunziza now wants changes to the constitution that would let him rule until 2034. Those include extending the president’s term from five years to seven, which means Nkurunziza could rule for another 14 years when his current term expires in 2020. Most of the people targeted belong to the FNL opposition party, whose leader Agathon Rwasa is Burundi’s most prominent opposition figure and the first vice-president of the national assembly. Rwasa said he was concerned Nkurunziza’s party would instigate the publication of what he called fake referendum results. Michel Kafando, the U.N. special envoy to Burundi, told the U.N. Security Council last month that the political situation continues to be tense.

Source: National Post March 21, 2018 09:03 UTC