Burundi is now experiencing various uprisings against President Pierre Nkurunziza. He wants a revision to the constitution, which would allow him to run for a third term. The public sees this as unconstitutional and would prefer to have term limits. The situation in Burundi almost parallels the fall of Blaise Campore in Burkina Faso. A president attempts to extend and simultaneously increase power to the executive power beyond legal limitations. African politics seem to have reached a crisis point. Authoritarian rulers, who are supported by the West are gradually being overthrown. One is left to wonder if France will intervene to expand its neocolonial domination of Francophone Africa. Nkurunziza has been in power since 2005 and it appears he is firmly entrenched. There is also a concern of renewed hostility and civil war.
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