The government of Burundi has confirmed the new date for presidential elections. Burundians will now go to the polls on the 21st of this month. This was after intervention fron the East Africa Community delegation that was dispatched to Bujumbura early this week. Mediators of the United Nations and the African Union had also requested its suspension. The capital, Bujumbura has been rocked with by weeks of protests following President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to run for a third term in office. In New York, the United Nations Security Council has welcomed the postponement of the elections and has urged all political parties to reach a agreement on a new electoral timetable. The council has also called for the reinstatement of private media and protection of human rights. To help us unpack this we are joined on the line by:
Bernard Bankukira: Channel Africa Correspondent based in Burundi:
Jean-Marie Fardeau: Senior Researcher at Human Rights Watch based in France:
Martin Chungong: The Inter Parliamentary Union Secretary General
Benjamin Chemouni, of the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science
