March for Human Rights in Burundi this Saturday

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Burundi, Burundi March DC, Pierre Nkurunziza

Elections are slated for Burundi in 2015 and I understand the incumbent president, Pierre Nkurunziza, is trying to make an argument that he is eligible to contest for a third term.

This Saturday, concerned individuals are holding a march to demand an end to political violence in Burundi – see above poster for more details.

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Sleepy Snoring, Bouncing Babies, President Peter, and a Better Burundi

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ADC-Ikibiri, Burundi, Central African Politics, Nelson Mandela Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, SAIS, Thierry Uwámahóro

Thanks to an unexpected scheduling quirk, I was able to pop in for about an hour of the “Shrinking Democratic Space Ahead of the 2015 Elections: Re-engaging the International Community to Stabilize Burundi and the Region” event at SAIS yesterday which featured several former VP’s of Burundi.

DMV Burundians to Convene at SAIS, Focus on 2015 elections

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ADC-Ikibiri, African Diaspora Politics, African politics in USA, Burundi, SAIS

Following a SAIS lecture tomorrow on “Shrinking Democratic Space Ahead of the 2015 Elections: Re-engaging the International Community to Stabilize Burundi and the Region”, an alliance of Burundian opposition parties will meet with members of the Burundi Diaspora (hooray for their outreach!).

As an American who has been disenfranchised several times while living or traveling in Africa, I find the blossoming of US branches of African parties to be of great interest (as I’ve previously observed) and something predominantly positive.  I’d love to do a profile of a DC branch of one, if anyone reading this is interested.