A file picture taken on February 19, 2015 shows Burundians outside the headquarters of the popular private radio Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) - nicknamed "Radio of the voiceless" in Bujumbura, to express their joy at the release on bail of its director Bob Rugurika. Authorities in Burundi on April 27 shut down the central African nation's main independent radio station following an upsurge in protests over a bid by the president to stay in office for a third term, the station said. AFP PHOTO
BUJUMBURA, Burundi: Authorities in Burundi on Monday shut down the central African nation's main independent radio station following an upsurge in protests over a bid by the president to stay in office for a third term, the station said.