Key Burundi opposition leader arrested for `insurrection`: Report

Bujumbura: Burundi police arrested Wednesday a key opposition leader who had defied calls to end protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza`s third term bid for "insurrection", an AFP journalist who witnessed the incident said.

Senior civil society leader Audifax Ndabitoreye, a dual Burundi and Dutch national who has played a major role in demonstrations, was arrested a day after an interview in which he called for further protests.