Burundi president replaces PM after coup plot claim
Nairobi – Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye replaced his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level political purge... Read more
8 Sep, 2022
Burundi president sacks PM after warning of coup plot
Nairobi – Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye sacked his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level purge Wednesday... Read more
7 Sep, 2022
Rwandan singer Melodie arrested in Burundi for fraud
Nairobi – Leading Rwandan singer Bruce Melodie has been arrested in Burundi on fraud allegations, shortly after arriving in... Read more
2 Sep, 2022
Congolese split over Burundi troops in troubled east
Bukavu – The deployment of Burundian troops to help quell rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east... Read more
19 Aug, 2022
Burundian troops deploy in DRC after peace deal
Bukavu – Burundian troops began deploying on Monday in troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to help enforce a... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Burundi secretly sent troops to DRC, rights group says
Nairobi – Burundi has secretly sent hundreds of troops and members of a youth militia into neighbouring Democratic Republic... Read more
27 Jul, 2022
Burundi vows to ‘eradicate’ begging as police sweep streets
Nairobi – Authorities in Burundi on Thursday said a police operation rounding up beggars in the main city of... Read more
8 Jul, 2022
‘Like a family’: exercise clubs build unity in Burundi
Bujumbura – It’s a Tuesday in Burundi’s biggest city, and like every week just before sundown, crowds young and... Read more
27 May, 2022
Burundi says ready for ‘dialogue’ with rebels in DRC
Nairobi – Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye says he is ready “to dialogue” with Burundian rebels operating in the neighbouring Democratic... Read more
12 May, 2022
Burundi says 10 Burundian peacekeepers killed in Al-Shabaab jihadists attack on AU base in Somalia
Burundi – Ten Burundian peacekeepers were killed in a ferocious attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists on an African Union base... Read more
5 May, 2022
