The African Union says it will not monitor parliamentary elections in Burundi due to the unfavorable conditions prevailing in the African country.

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the chairperson of the commission of the AU, made the announcement on Sunday.

Parliamentary and local elections are planned for Monday, ahead of a presidential vote on July 15 in the violence-wracked country.

In a statement, Dlamini-Zuma said the "AU reiterates the imperative need for dialogue and consensus for a lasting solution to the crisis in Burundi", adding the body would "not observe the elections scheduled for June 29, 2015".

Earlier in the day, two people were killed in violence in various parts of the troubled central African country  with no reports yet regarding the identity of victims or the exact location of the incidents.

At least five people in total have been killed in the past 24 hours in the country.

The African nation plunged into political turmoil in late April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced a decision to run for a third consecutive five-year term.

The opposition says the 51-year-old Nkurunziza's bid to extend his 10-year rules contravenes the constitution, which states a president can only serve two terms.

Despite calls by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for the elections to be postponed, Burundi’s ambassador to the United Nations, Albert Shingiro, said on Friday that the country’s upcoming polls would go ahead as scheduled.

Amid international criticism of the government’s refusal to delay the vote, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, the head of the country’s parliament, said he had left Burundi for Belgium in Europe.

Over 70 people have been killed, 500 wounded and more than 1,000 jailed in Burundi since late April. More than 127,000 people have also fled the violence to neighboring states.

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