Heavy fighting over the control of affairs in Burundi is currently
ongoing between soldiers loyal to Burundi president Nkurunziza and those
loyal to the leader of the coup that overthrew the president yesterday,
Godefroid Niyombare.
According to reports, soldiers loyal to President Nkurunziza are in full
control of the presidential palace, the national radio and TV stations,
the airport and the centre of Bujumbura, Burundi's capital.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..Media houses including radio and TV stations have been attacked and
beaming signals stopped at the moment. The whereabouts of the President
is still unknown as he has since left Tanzania where he went to brief
members of the African Union on the crisis in his country regarding his
third term bid when the coup was declared.
Meanwhile the African Union Peace & Security Council will convene an
emergency meeting this afternoon to consider the situation in Burundi.
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