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Burundi protests resume, Kenya calls for poll delay

Small groups of protesters shouted slogans against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in office on Monday, resuming street demonstrations days after he survived an attempted coup.

The atmosphere was tense as soldiers deployed in the east African nation's capital, Bujumbura, where more than 20 people were killed in almost three weeks of unrest before last week's failed putsch, a Reuters witness said.

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