In the latest in a series of protests against Burundi’s president, hundreds of women took to the streets of the capital Bujumbara on Sunday calling on him to step down.<br /><br /> They claim Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to run for a third term in office in June’s election is unconstitutional – and flouts a peace deal struck after the civil war ended in 2005. <br /><br /> “We are tired. We want peace. We want the respect of our nation and our legal text. Our constitution is sacred. So are the Arusha Peace Accords. They brought us a peace after ten years of war, in which we lost our sons and daughters. We don’t want that any more,” said protester Ketin Vyabandiyaya.<br /><br /> The constitution limits the president to two terms in office but he argues the first doesn’t count as he was chosen by parliament, not elected by the people.<br /><br /> The constitutional court has backed his bid to run again and the president registered with the electoral commission on Friday, defying calls from the international community for him to step
