Burundi closes its land borders with neighboring Rwanda indefinitely
Nothing goes well between Gitega and Kigali… Burundi announced mid-afternoon on Thursday January 11 that it was closing all its land borders with Rwanda, according […]
Evariste Ndayishimiye
Twenty dead in a rebel attack in the west, according to the Burundian government
Twenty people, including 19 civilians, were killed in western Burundi, the government announced on Saturday, in an attack claimed by the RED-Tabara rebel group, which […]
An NGO accuses Burundian soldiers of rape in the DRC
Burundian soldiers deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have “raped and abused Congolese civilians”, a Burundian human rights NGO accused on Friday […]
Former Burundian Prime minister faces life sentence
A life sentence was requested on Thursday November 09 against Burundi’s former all-powerful Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, accused of wanting to “overthrow the constitutional regime”, […]
Burundi: 24 people arrested for alleged “homosexual practices
Burundian authorities recently arrested 24 people for “homosexual practices,” a judicial source and a human rights activist said. The arrests took place on February 23 […]
Burundi allows BBC to resume broadcasting
The National Communication Council (CNC) had suspended the broadcasting on May 4, 2018, of the BBC and the American radio station VOA for “breaches of […]
Peace and security in the Great Lakes: 7 Heads of state meet in Kinshasa
Seven Heads of state are meeting since Thursday in Kinshasa to assess the implementation of an agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic […]
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. […]
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 […]
Four journalists of the Burundian media Iwacu released on a presidential pardon
After 430 days in prison, the four journalists of the Burundian media Iwacu were released on Thursday 24 December. Accused of undermining state security, they […]