Pierre Nkurunziza, the underestimated leader of a tiny African country, is poised to become an “eternal” president if referendum voters agree to extend his term.
The deadly Ebola virus has spread for the first time to a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising the threat of a far larger contagion.
Citizens of the small landlocked East African nation of Burundi headed to the polls on Thursday to vote on a referendum to change the constitution. Our East Africa bureau chief, Jina Moore, was there documenting the day and the mood of those voting for and against the changes.
The arrival of the disease in Mbandaka, a bustling port city, is “a game changer,” a World Health Organization official said.
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