Burundi is holding elections for the National Assembly and local councils that have excluded the main opposition in one of the world’s poorest nations. Agathon Rwasa, whose faction was blocked from ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the passing of Burundian journalist Jackson Bahati, who died suddenly at age 55 on March 16, 2026.

Burundi's government on Tuesday condemned mounting diplomatic pressure over President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid to stand for a third consecutive term, signalling it would not bow to ...

Burundi’s attempt to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not necessarily a blow to the East African Community but it is a reminder of the tensions that remain in the regional ...

Burundi has emerged as a key player in the rapidly unfolding conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), with its troops now active in combat operations in South Kivu near the Burundi-DR ...

Burundian authorities decided to move the political capital to the city of Gitega in the central province, from Bujumbura, government spokesman Prosper Ntahorwamiye said Monday on Burundi National ...