Burundi says U.S. agrees $400 mln aid
The United States approved $400 million in aid to Burundi on Friday, Burundi’s foreign minister announced, less than three months after the lifting of U.S. […]
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Burundi: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission admits a genocide of Hutus in 1972 and 1973
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which presented its progress report to the Burundian parliament in congress on Monday, December 20, described one of the worst […]
Burundi: RED-Tabara group attacks Bujumbura airport
Late Saturday evening Sept. 18, an attack was carried out on the airport in Bujumbura, Burundi, from where President Evariste Ndayishimiye was to take off […]
DRC-Burundi: Signing of several agreements during President Ndayishimiye’s visit to Kinshasa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi signed Tuesday in Kinshasa four memorandums of understanding in several sectors, on the sidelines of the state […]
Burundi celebrated first edition of the ‘National day of patriotism’ and commemoration of the death of Pierre Nkurunziza
The day is a paid day off, as June 8 is now the national day of patriotism and commemoration of the death of Pierre Nkurunziza […]
Burundi: Several dead in Bujumbura after grenade attacks
Bujumbura was hit by several simultaneous grenade attacks in the early evening of Tuesday, May 25, targeting three busy bus stops and causing panic in […]
Burundi: Twelve people killed in a new attack in the center of the country
Twelve people, including a senior army officer, were killed on Sunday evening, May 9, in an ambush in the center of the country. Their vehicles […]
ICJ: Uganda rejects DRC’s “exorbitant” claims
War reparations are at the heart of the proceedings underway at the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, the UN court found Uganda […]
Central African Republic: Faustin-Archange Touadéra sworn in for a second term
The President of Burundi was on hand, as were the Prime Ministers of Rwanda, Cameroon and Gabon, while Angola, Congo, Chad and Equatorial Guinea were […]
Incidents at the border between Rwandan and Burundian soldiers
This week-end, Rwandan soldiers in pursuit of Rwandan rebels clashed with Burundian soldiers, causing a sharp rise in tensions on the western border of Burundi […]