Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday, according to a statement posted on the official Burundi government Twitter account. Outgoing Burundi ...

The president of Burundi has claimed that neighbouring Rwanda is planning to foment a conflict in his country, warning that it is backing a rebel group in an effort to destabilise its neighbour, ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s leader registered Friday as a presidential candidate with the country’s electoral commission, despite nearly two weeks of deadly street protests in the capital ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s president on Friday accused Rwanda of funding and training rebels behind an attack last week on the village of Gatumba, close to Burundi’s border with Congo, that ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face ...

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye (right) with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (L) at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport. [Courtesy] Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is hosting ...

Burundi, a small, poor and landlocked country in the Great Lakes Region is on the verge of “boiling-over.” Reason, President Pierre Nkurunziza won’t give up his thirst for more time in power. Having ...

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President Paul Kagame has accused neighbouring Burundi of escalating the decades-long conflict in eastern DR Congo, pointing out that more than 20,000 Burundian troops have been deployed across North ...

The president of Burundi joined the chorus of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment among sub-Saharan African leaders on Friday by calling for the persecution of gay people in their countries. “If you want to attract ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - One of Burundi's vice presidents has fled to Belgium, saying he had been threatened after denouncing President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office, an allegation ...

LGBTQ+ members need to be careful in these African nations. Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye is not a fan of marriage equality. During a press conference, the East African nation leader ...