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 President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controversy over whether his new term is constitutional.

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Saturday reaffirmed he will not contest next year's election, despite scepticism from the opposition, and the ruling party yet to name another candidate less ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza made his first appearance in the capital since an attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza made a brief statement to ...

Bujumbura – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza announced on Friday, during a public program, that the Burundian troops who are in the African peace keeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, would be ...

"The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi... following heart failure on ...

GENEVA — UN investigators on Wednesday warned that crimes against humanity and other serious rights violations were continuing unabated in Burundi, blaming in part President Pierre Nkurunziza’s ...

Foreign minister Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe has Burundian president Evariste Ndayishimiye’s claims that Rwanda plans to attack his country “is unfortunate,” especially since military and intelligence ...

Angola and Burundi reaffirmed, on Thursday in Bujumbura, their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, focusing on deepening political, diplomatic, and economic cooperation.The commitment was ...