How do you view the human rights situation in your country, Burundi? The human rights situation in Burundi is continuing to deteriorate in an alarming way. People are being killed every day, every ...

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images In 2015, Burundi’s then president Pierre Nkurunziza sought to change the ...

JOHANNESBURG — Burundi is becoming the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. An ICC spokesman confirmed that the pullout takes effect Friday, a year after the East African ...

1993-2005 - Burundi Civil War: In revenge, some Frodebu members massacre Tutsis, and the Tutsi-dominated army begins reprisals. Burundi is plunged into an ethnic conflict which claims some 300,000 ...

The Republic of Burundi is a country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa. The country is bordered by Tanzania to the east and south, Rwanda to the north, and the Democratic Republic of ...

Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than ...

National Geographic honors champion of Burundi’s efforts to address land degradation. Land degradation and deforestation cost 4% of Burundi’s GDP every year. Rapid population growth and unsustainable ...

Burundi’s top World Health Organization (WHO) official has been kicked out of the country ahead of the May 20 presidential election, after voicing concerns about crowded political rallies. WHO ...

For the past 10 years, the Government of Burundi has engaged in a decentralization process to strengthen social cohesion and empower local communities. Most of Burundi’s local administrations continue ...

When Burundi goes to the polls on June 28, it will be the first of four countries in the East African Community (EAC) to hold presidential elections over the next eight months. Neighboring leaders and ...

What Chance for Democracy After President Pierre Nkurunziza’s Death? What does the death of Burundi’s long-term president Pierre Nkurunziza mean for the country? His death comes at a politically ...

Kenya has relinquished its position as the most corrupt country in East Africa to Burundi, according to the East African Bribery Index 2010 by Transparency International-Kenya. The index which has ...