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    Tension Grows Around Referendum In Burundi

    Rights groups accuse the government of intimidating and even killing opponents of the vote, which could extend the rule of President Pierre Nkurunziza.
    by Eyder Peralta May 16, 2018 3 minutes
    Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza in 2016. A referendum could extend his time in office for decades.

    Preparing for a controversial referendum, the central African country of Burundi is on edge.

    The Thursday referendum would not only extend the rule of President Pierre Nkurunziza until 2034, but it would also roll back some key aspects of the Arusha Agreement, which paved the way for ending the country's long and bloody civil war in 2005. The fear is that the referendum could spark more violence in the country.

    Yolande Bouka, a who has studied Burundi's current political crisis in detail,

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