Political Unrest Plunges Burundi Into Crisis

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - JUNE 27: A child stands along the roadside on June 27, 2015 in Bujumbura, Burundi. Burundi is one of the worlds poorest countries with food shortages throughout the cities and countryside. The head of Burundi's influential rights group Aprodeh says at least 70 people, mostly civilians, have been killed and hundreds of others wounded following weeks of political unrest in the small and landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa. The violence started began President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his controversial bid for a third consecutive five-year term in office. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said the violence in Burundi has forced more than 100,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)