Burundi should postpone its July 15 presidential elections until July 30 because of continuing protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to seek a third term in office, East African leaders said Monday. According to dpa, the East African Community (EAC) announced it had appointed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to facilitate talks between the Burundian government and the opposition. Nkurunziza did not attend the EAC summit, in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, which was called to discuss the Burundi crisis. "All the leaders in attendance agreed that the conditions on the ground today cannot allow for fair and credible elections," said a Ugandan official who attended the summit. Museveni is due to replace Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations special envoy to Burundi, who had acted as a mediator.
