NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday a decision by Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a third term in office "flies directly in the face" of the constitution.
"We are deeply concerned about President Nkurunziza"s decision," Kerry told a news conference in Nairobi, adding that recent unrest in Burundi was a result of public concern about that decision and "should be listened to".
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