In news from Africa, officials have begun to count votes in this week’s contested presidential election in Burundi. Burundi’s incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza is seeking a third term, which opposition parties say is a violation of the country’s constitution. More than 100 people have died in protests against Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term, including one opposition official who was found dead yesterday in the capital. U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby dismissed the election’s credibility.

John Kirby: “There’s no international observers. There’s routine intimidation of voters. There’s been a sustained effort to silence freedom of speech by media and by opposition members. So, this is — in no way, shape, or form can this be considered a free, fair or credible election.”