BURUNDI PRESIDENT SAYS THIRD TERM HIS THE LAST TENURE FOR HIM

Burundi’s president, confronted by protests that have left a dozen people reported dead and driven thousands to flee the country, said on Wednesday that if he his re-elected next month , he will not run for office again, the New York Times reports.

The protests were set off by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s recent decision to run for third term, which the protesters say violates a constitutional limit of two terms. On Wednesday, he promised “peaceful, fair and inclusive” elections and called for the demonstrations to end immediately. The issue has plunged Burundi into its worst crisis since the end of a lengthy civil war more than 10 years ago. Nearly 40,000 Burundians have fled the country to neighboring countries in the past month as tensions have risen over Mr. Nkurunziza’s bid, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.