Secretary Ashton Carter holds talks in saudi arabia. And find out why a fisherman in east africa are damaging the waters for an asian appetite. Leading opposition figure in burundi is calling for a unity government following tuesdays controversial president ial election. The vote was boycotted by some of the opposition because they say the incumbent president shouldnt be running for a third term eu and others said they would dismiss the poll and before it started a civilian and a policeman were killed in the capitol. So why is this election so contentious . Well, on april the 25th president Pierre Nkurunziza announced his bid to run defying the twoterm limit in the constitution. The following day thousands demonstrated in the capitol and that was the start of months of often violent protests and police crack downs. In may the Constitutional Court cleared cleared Pierre Nkurunziza to run a third term and protests and a coup that failed and people died in the violence of 160,000 people s
Plus. Many ways to fall down in rome and the best way is to take a un mrann unplanned pass and a shower in one of the many fountains here. Trying to keep cool as the heat rises across europe. Hello, he defied his countrys constitution and inspired months of violent protests but burundis president Pierre Nkurunziza is on course to win a third consecutive term in office and as votes are counted there are some things to compromise and would not oppose the formation of a National Unity government which is the demand of opposition parties. Early figures suggest as many as 74 of people who could vote in this election did despite the ongoing threat of violence. Result is expected on thursday but the u. S. , the eu and the African Union have already said they wont recognize that result. Al jazeeras harry can join us live from the capitol and harry what more can you tell us about this idea of a unity government . Well its getting late and a lot of people are now heading home but we had a chance
Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes to to protect us. Amy Tanehisi Coates for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 i
Elsewhere, there were only a trickle of voters. Reporter police kept a close eye on proceedings on tuesday as burundians turned out to vote in a president ial election that should have gone ahead last week. The country should be stable. Everybody should be protected, and their safety guaranteed. Reporter that may be too much to hope for in a nation divided. Shots and explosions echoed in the capital ahead of the vote. The vast majority of burundis opposition boycotting the election, accusing incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza of violating the constitution in seeking a third term. There is no security in burundi. Gunfire rings out through the night. We dont know where the country is headed. We are not sure what is happening here. Reporter just two months after a failed coup against nkurunziza , dissenting factions in a varietys von miller in burundis own military has raised the specter of an outbreak of violence. There is an armed opposition that is launching an insurgency against the governme
Home of president obama. And shes been telling me about his first president ial visit to kenya we begin in iraq where four explosions killed 37 people. Most died in car bombs, targetting markets in shia neighbourhoods. Two suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint north of the city. Eight were killed in that attack. No one has claimed responsibility. Imran khan the latest from the capital. No claimed responsibility for these attacks. They follow a pattern where i. S. I. L. Claimed responsibility for previous attacks like these, and is likely to be the work. Some of the attacks took place in shia neighbourhoods. In is also a tactic that i. S. I. L. Used. They want to keep the pot boiling and want iraq to plunge itself into the warlike violence of what we saw in 2006 2007 and 2008. All of the public statements coming from i. S. I. L. Suggesting that that is what they want. Theres a message behind all of this. You may be able to put it under precious. We can strike you at will, wherever you w