Though the past 10 years have been relatively stable. there have been troubling reports of murders. harassment. and intimidation in rural areas carried out by the Imbonerakure. an armed youth group believed to be associated with the ruling party. According to the United Nations. U.N.. over 90.000 refugees have fled Burundi since April. concerned about potential violence in the runup to the July 15 Presidential election. Some of the refugees claim they fear being targeted by governmentallied militia. More than 27.000 refugees have fled to Rwanda. a country with its own troubled history of ethnic conflict. President Pierre Nkurunzizas announcement on April 25 that he was running for a third terma move which appears to violate the Burundian constitutionhas caused over 1 month of protests in the Burundian capital. Bujumbura.
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