Ahead of presidential and local elections in Burundi on Wednesday, the African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations (UN) urged the authorities to provide a safe and secure environment for citizens to cast their votes.
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AU and UN appeal for ‘stable and peaceful environment’ for Burundi elections. Photo UNICEF/UNI180029/Colfs
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A young Burundian refugee completes an exercise on a blackboard at Jugudi Primary School in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Kigoma Province, north-west Tanzania (February 2019). UNHCR/Farha Bhoyroo