Addis Ababa, April 26, 2026 (AFP) - Burundi president named ruling party candidate for 2027 election

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Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been named his ruling CNDD-FDD party's candidate for a presidential election to be held next year, the party said on Sunday. Ndayishimiye, 57, has been head of state of the poor East African country since 2020, taking over following the death of longtime leader Pierre Nkurunziza. The CNFDD-FDD said in a post on X that Ndayishimiye was its choice to run for a seven-year mandate in the poll. No firm da......

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