Burundi: as his sacking marked purging of ex-President Nkurunziza's people, fired PM Bunyoni could be seeking asylum in Tanzania
![Burundi: as his sacking marked purging of ex-President Nkurunziza's people, fired PM Bunyoni could be seeking asylum in Tanzania Burundi: as his sacking marked purging of ex-President Nkurunziza's people, fired PM Bunyoni could be seeking asylum in Tanzania](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11a30d72-421d-4344-b7d9-5b5884542dbb_620x331.png)
The manner in which Burundian deputies dispatched Alain Guillaume Bunyoni from the premiership on Wednesday was ruthless but not surprising. It was a unanimous 113-0 vote to impeach him and President Evariste Ndayishimiye promptly replaced him with Gervais Ndirakobuca. Power abhors a vacuum.
Ndirakobuca, a lieutenant-general, is a former rebel who fled f…
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