Political Unrest Plunges Burundi Into Crisis

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - JUNE 26: Burundian children pray during a memorial service at a Catholic church for those killed in recent violence as the country becomes increasingly unstable in the run-up to elections on June 26, 2015 in Bujumbura, Burundi. 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)