Burundi’s newly elected president Evariste Ndayishimiye (in a photos above and bellow ) will be sworn in on Thursday, after the sudden death of his predecessor who left him an isolated nation in political and economic turmoil.

Ndayishimiye was elected in May in a vote disputed by the opposition and was meant to take office in August, however, the inauguration was sped up after his predecessor Pierre NKurunziza’s shock death.
