South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it’s too early to describe the actions as a coup.

President Pierre Nkurunziza’s in Tanzania for a regional summit to discuss the crisis in Burundi.

Troops have surrounded the state broadcaster in Bujumbura.

Police have disappeared from the streets.

Major General Godefroid Niyomare’s announced that the military has taken over and sacked President Pierre Nkurunziza because it’s totally opposed to his bid to win an unconstitutional third term at elections next month.

Njurunziza’s spokesman insists the attempted coup hasn’t worked.

The president’s delegates to the summit he’s attending in Dar es Salaam were desperately trying to get information from home.

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