Free and fair polls in Burundi? Who shouts first after the count?
A woman casts her ballot during the presidential and general elections at the Bubu Primary school in Giheta, central Burundi, on May 20, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
With the authorities barring international observers at the last minute by invoking Covid-19 and a run-up to the polls marred by intensified violence and opposition repression, a serious question mark hangs over the credibility of Burundi’s Wednesday elections.
After suffering five years of often violent political crisis, Burundians went to the polls on May 20, 2020.
