Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has made his first public appearance since an attempted coup last week failed to oust him and appeared to blame Islamist militants from Somalia for the unrest.
Tens of thousands of people have fled the African nation after weeks of rioting against the president's decision to stand for a third term, leaving at least 20 people dead.
The US Embassy in Burundi has closed and all non-emergency personnel, including the dependents of government staff, are leaving the country, the embassy has said.
It has not yet been decided whether the embassy will reopen on Monday.
It comes after weeks of violent protests over the president's decision to stand for a third term.
Senior officials say Pierre Nkurunziza and his government are out after weeks of protests over claims he violated the constitution.
Thousands have fled Burundi as violent protests against the president's decision to stand for a third term break out, leaving five dead.