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 […]
Evariste Ndayishimiye
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 […]
ECCAS holds its first face-to-face summit in Gabon since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic
Six out of eleven heads of state attended a summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on 27 November in Libreville, Gabon. […]
Dialogue aiming at normalizing relations resumes between Rwanda and Burundi
Rwandan and Burundian foreign ministers met at the border between the two countries Tuesday morning. Bilateral discussions aimed at normalizing relations between the two neighbors, […]
Burundi: Thirty years in prison for having allegedly thrown stones at the presidential motorcade
Accused of throwing stones at the presidential motorcade, three young Burundians were sentenced to 30 years in prison. The events took place last week, but […]
Burundi’s tenth president begins seven-year term
It was at the Gitega stadium that the new Burundian president was sworn in Thursday, in accordance with Article 107 of the Constitution. “Before God […]
Constitutional Court ordered General Evariste Ndayishimiye to be sworn in “as soon as possible”
In Burundi, after the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier last week, the Constitutional Court had to choose between an interim president of the National […]
The shadow of COVID-19 hovers over Burundi
The widow of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was released from a Nairobi hospital where she was being treated for an underlying condition after contacting Covid-19 […]