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Fears that violence in Burundi could cross over to Rwanda

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The decision by Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a third term continues to reverberate in East Africa.

The United Nations says security in the tiny country is ‘rapidly worsening’. It estimates almost 200 people have been killed in recent months and more than 60 in the past three weeks.

Neighbouring Rwanda also is worried. It’s housing thousands of Burundian refugees and its foreign minister fears the trouble in Burundi could also cross the border. CCTV’s Peninah Kariba reports

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