Tag: Evariste Ndayishimiye
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Burundi president sacks PM after coup plot claim
President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has replaced his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level political purge Wednesday after warning of a “coup” plot against him. Security minister Gervais Ndirakobuca was sworn in before parliament as new premier, capping a day of high drama in the troubled central African nation. He succeeds Alain-Guillaume…
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Burundi gets new president after 15 years
Burundi is set to get a new president after President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose government has repeatedly been accused of rights abuses, held on to power for 15 years. Retired Army General, Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling party, CNDD-FDD, is expected to take over power after an election that has been described controversial was held…