{UAH} Burundi asks citizens for election donations
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Burundi asks citizens for election donations
Burundi's government has asked people to donate money to ensure the successful running of controversial elections scheduled for June. There have been weeks of violent protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.
In its appeal for donations, the government refers to the importance of reinforcing "a democratic culture based on the universal principle driven by the choice of the people".
The Facebook post continues: "The government invites patriotic citizens convinced by this noble principle to make a voluntary contribution to push forward the efforts already agreed to by other friends of Burundi."
It then points people towards an account set up at the Bank of the Republic of Burundi under the name "ELECTIONS 2015".
The EU is withholding $2.3m (£1.5m) of funding for the elections unless "conditions for a free, peaceful and credible election are secured". Former colonial power Belgium has also suspended $2.2m (£1.4m) funding for the elections.
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'Rise' in suicide bombing
The UN's children's organisation, Unicef, says there has been an alarming increase in the number of suicide attacks, many involving girls and young women in northern Nigeria.
It says there were 27 suicide attacks so far this year compared with 26 in the whole of 2014.
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Punishment 'approved' in Zambia
A survey carried out in Zambia on attitudes to physical punishment suggests that a large majority of women think it's acceptable for husbands to use it against their wives:
Nearly 9/10 in #Zambia say husbands have the right to physically punish their wives. #ABZambia
The BBC's Meluse Kapatamoyo in the capital, Lusaka, was surprised at the results. She said this is not the view of the women she knows.
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