street battles Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/street-battles/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 13 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 street battles Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/street-battles/ 32 32 Neighbours alarmas battle for Burundi rages https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/neighbours-alarmas-battle-for-burundi-rages/ Wed, 13 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/05/neighbours-alarmas-battle-for-burundi-rages/ Heavy gunfire in Burundi punctuates the battle for power a day after a general claimed he’s ousted President Pierre Nkurunziza. The army chief says the attempted coup has failed and forces loyal to the president are in control. ends intro Developments in Burundi are alarming neighboring governments. Heavy fighting’s flared around the state broadcasting headquarters […]

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]]> Heavy gunfire in Burundi punctuates the battle for power a day after a general claimed he’s ousted President Pierre Nkurunziza.
The army chief says the attempted coup has failed and forces loyal to the president are in control.
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Developments in Burundi are alarming neighboring governments.
Heavy fighting’s flared around the state broadcasting headquarters which are a strategic asset for both sides to reach the population.
It was difficult to determine who was now in control of the capital, with periods of relative calm broken by bouts of gunfire.
Loyalists say they control the radio, airport and presidential offices.
There’s was no official confirmation of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s whereabouts.
Tanzanian sources say he’s at a secure location in Dar es Salaam.

 

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