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The president of burundi says peace has been restored in the african nation after chaos erupted this week. several military leaders attempted a coup on wednesday following weeks of protests. all the violence has forced more than 100,000 people to flee the country. that s according to the united nations. for more details, i want to bring in robin creel who is live with us in burundi. robin, i know you ve been following this for some time now. tell me, who exactly is in control in burundi. all indications is that the president has ruled burundi for the past ten years since 2005 is firmly ensconced in control. he gave an address on the nation, on the state broadcaster, where he said that burundi was at peace. ....
Isis militants are on the offensive in ramadi and taken over government buildings from iraqi forces. u.s. official says the situation in this key city is still very fluid. at least 47 iraqi security members and more than two dozen civilians were killed on friday. the u.s. is expediting a weapons shipment to help iraqi forces. and indian prime minister narendra modi officially wrapped up his trip to china. both nations signed agreements to boost economic ties over a wide range of issues including education and renewable energy. the deals are worth more than $22 billion. and the president of burundi says peace has been restored in the african nation after chaos erupted this week. several military leaders attempted a coup on wednesday following weeks of protests. all this violence has forced more than 100,000 people to flee the country, that s according to the united nations. for more details let s go live now to robin creel with the ....
To seek a third term in office because he says he was only voted in by the general population once. in terms of just how volatile it could be and the baggage that so many people are carrying around with them given the fact they had 12 years of civil war is huge. refugee does not want to get stuck in the middle of ethnic or political violence. they d rather leave ahead of time, go to neighboring countries. it is a small great lakes reamon where there are a lot of neighboring countries they can get to easily. this is why we see the outflux of refugees heading to neighboring countries. thank you very much, robin, for giving us the bigger picture on that situation in burundi. next, an emotional mother/daughter reunion nearly 50 years in the making. that s coming up. you re watching cnn newsroom. wish your skin could bounce back as quickly as it used to? introducing neutrogena hydro boost water gel. instantly quenches skin to keep it supple and hydrated ....
Latest there on the ground. robin, can you tell us a little bit more, it does seem that the president is now firmly in contr control. what hopes are there now for stability going forward? reporter: indeed free and fair elections that are due to take place in june, presidential elections which of course has been the hot spot, the reason that this all erupted in the first place. i just want to tell you atika, i got off the phone a short while ago with the former president of burundi, preceding the current president, and hes would telling me a number of things, he s now a member of the opposition party, but they are very, very worried about the situation on the ground in burundi at the moment. now while the fighting of the coup attempt has stopped for about 24 hours, while the soldiers were battling, soldier loyalists to the president he is now wary of the fallout of the fighting, that the coup and the ....
Libyan coast. the navy also managed to detain two presumed smugglers. despite this highly dangerous sea voyage and a system that often abuses its passengers, migrants continue to risk their lives to try to make this trip to europe. in the past week, the nigerian military says it has rescued hundreds of women and children from boko haram. these new pictures show a few of them arriving at a displaced peoples camp. the nigerian military has been on the offensive against boko haram since january. they now say their forces are pushing the militants back to the northeast border, but boko haram land mines are slowing that process. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in kenya for the next two days to reinforce ties between the two countries. he is expected to focus on security and kenya s counterterrorism efforts against al shabaab militants. cnn s robin creel reports from ....