Burundi's president has been named as 'eternal supreme guide' by the ruling party.
Pierre Nkurunziza was bestowed the title over the weekend as critics say he wants to become life president.
"He is our elder, our father, our adviser," the party's secretary general Evariste Ndayishimiye said in a video sent to AFP, whose authenticity was confirmed by an official.
Critics have mocked this latest move decrying the cult following around the president.
Burundi is headed for a constitutional refe…
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