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Burundi opposition deems fair elections ‘impossible’
Burundi’s main opposition parties have said holding free and fair elections on June 5 is "impossible" and that the result should not be recognised.
Burundi protests turn violent as poll delayed
The Burundian presidency pushed back elections by 10 days as police clashed with protesters, shooting and killing a soldier.
Burundi army divided after coup attempt
Burundi’s armed forces chief announced that an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, who is in hiding in Tanzania, had failed.
Burundi in crisis talks to end deadly demonstrations
Protesters refuse to end demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to run for a third term. So far, more than a dozen people have died.
Burundi’s economy up in smoke after devastating fire
Four months after Bujumbura’s key market was razed to the ground, thousands of traders and the economy itself are reeling from the blow.
Burundi death squads kill 300 in five months
A rights group says more than 300 members of Burundi’s former rebel group and opposition supporters have been killed by state-backed death squads.
Corpses in Burundi river ignite fears of new unrest
At a side of the Rusizi River in Burundi, not far from a group of hippos, lies the first body, a headless man naked to the waist.
Fragile Burundi kicks off electoral marathon
Burundi’s peace deal and democratic ambitions will be put to the test on Monday, with the start of the first phase of an electoral marathon.
Burundi’s albinos flee witchdoctors
In recent weeks, Burundi has seen a gruesome string of murders and mutilations of albinos, whose body parts are sold to witchdoctors.
Burundi govt and rebels sign ceasefire deal
Burundi’s government and the last active rebel group on Monday signed an unconditional ceasefire agreement, raising hopes of a definitive end to the small Central African…
Burundi army claims 50 rebels killed in clashes
The Burundian army said that about 50 rebels from the National Liberation Forces were killed in heavy fighting on Wednesday that also left two government soldiers dead. The…
Burundians fear return to conflict
Burundi’s acute political deadlock and the collapse of peace talks have raised fears that the nation might fall back into the deadly conflict that devastated the country for more…
Burundi swears in new president
Burundi’s new President, Pierre Nkurunziza, was sworn in Bujumbura on Friday as the country’s first elected leader after 12 years of war at a ceremony attended by several other…
Violence closes Burundi polling stations
Scattered violence forced the early closure of more than 250 polling stations in Burundi on Friday, threatening to mar local elections critical to the country’s peace process…
SA peacekeeper shot in Burundi
Scattered violence at and near polling stations, including a deadly grenade attack and the shooting of a South African peacekeeper working for the United Nations, threatened to…