Bujumbura - Burundi has been gripped by turmoil since President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a bid for a third term in office more than two years ago. On Thursday the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

Burundi's parliament has appointed a new human rights commission with a mandate to counter the UN's rights envoy, following the exile of the previous head who criticized the government. The new ...

General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the afternoon of April 4 welcomed President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye during his official visit to Vietnam, a move expected to ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, March 25 (Reuters) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye said he had seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda has a plan to attack his country, whose forces have battled Rwandan ...

Credit: Linus Strandholm/Shutterstock. Tanzania and Burundi have entered into an agreement with two Chinese companies to construct a railway line to transport metals, including nickel, to the port ...

Burundi is preventing disease outbreaks in livestock and breeding hardier cattle capable of greater milk production with the support of the IAEA. Staff trained by the IAEA at fully equipped national ...

This belief led to the establishment of Trade Legacy Burundi in 2021, a venture aimed at transforming the agricultural sector and uplifting small-scale farmers in Burundi. The story behind Trade ...

Burundi has suspended diplomatic ties with Rwanda and unilaterally closed its border. The move came last week, as the government accused Rwanda supporting a rebel group known as RED-Tabara. But ...

Burundi has closed its borders with Rwanda after accusing its neighbour of funding rebel attacks. Last December Red Tabara, a Burundian rebel group, killed 20 people near the border with the ...