50 years on, the ghost of the 1972 Hutu killings haunts Burundi
Burundi – She is 60 years old, but Laetitia Ngendakumana still cries like the 10-year-old girl she was in... Read more
4 May, 2022
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero files $400 million lawsuit against Kigali
Kigali – The family of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina announced on Saturday it has filed a $400 million... Read more
30 Apr, 2022
Burundi rapper jailed over video flouting ‘good morals’
Nairobi – Burundian rapper Olegue Baraka has been imprisoned for flouting “good morals” following the release of a promotional... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
‘Tanganyika is vomiting’: Burundians flee as lake rises
Gatumba – In her 40 years living by the water’s edge, Amissa Irakoze never much feared Lake Tanganyika. Floods... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Thousands rally in Burundi after sanctions lifted
Nairobi – Thousands took to the streets of Burundi on Saturday in a show of support for the government after... Read more
13 Feb, 2022
Burundi rights groups angry after EU restores aid
Nairobi – Burundian civil society groups on Wednesday angrily reproached the EU over its decision to resume financial aid to... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
At least 33 rebels killed in east, DRC army says
Bukavu – The Congolese army on said on Friday that its troops killed 33 armed men in fighting against local... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
Albino child dismembered in Burundi, association says
Nairobi – The dismembered remains of a four-year-old albino boy were found on Tuesday in Burundi a few days... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Burundi commission says 1972 Hutu killings were genocide
Nairobi – A Burundi government commission set up to investigate killings that have scarred the tiny country declared for the... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
At least 38 perish in huge Burundi prison fire
Nairobi – A massive fire ripped through an overcrowded prison in Burundi before dawn on Tuesday, killing dozens of... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
