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At least 87 killed in day of Burundi clashes, crackdown
Burundi’s political violence escalated Saturday as the country’s army said that 79 “enemies” and eight soldiers were killed during...
Night of violence: at least 28 people found dead after attacks in Burundi
Burundi’s political violence escalated Saturday as at least 28 people were found shot dead in three neighborhoods in the capital, a day after the...
UN moves to prevent ‘possible genocide’ in Burundi
The United Nations moved Thursday to pull Burundi back from the brink of “possible genocide,” adopting a resolution that called for urgent...
Burundi vice president flees,100 students seek refuge at U.S. embassy
Burundian students broke into the US embassy to escape police Thursday as one of the country’s vice presidents announced he had fled to Belgium,...
Burundi vice president flees,100 students seek refuge at U.S. embassy
Burundian students broke into the US embassy to escape police Thursday as one of the country’s vice presidents announced he had fled to Belgium,...
New blow to Nkurunziza as Burundi election official flees
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid to stand for a third term in office suffered a new blow today after it emerged a top a...
Deadly Burundi protests as police try to crush demos
Protesters in Burundi fought intense battles with police Thursday in violent anti-government demonstrations against a third term bid for power by the president,...
Aid workers struggle as cholera starts to take hold of Burundi refugees
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to cope as tens of thousands of Burundian refugees stranded on Kagunga Island in Tanzania face worsening medical conditions. UNICEF...
1 dead in Burundi unrest; leader delays parliamentary vote
Burundi police fired live bullets, tear gas and tossed a grenade Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters angry over the president’s bid for...
Burundi president appears in public after coup, warns of Islamist threat
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza made a brief statement to journalists in the foyer of his heavily guarded presidential offices in Bujumbura Sunday...
Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court
Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of...
Burundi’s president urges end to protest, coup leader at large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it...
General who led failed Burundi coup arrested as president returns
The general who led an attempt to topple Burundi’s president has been arrested, a presidential spokesman says. Major General Godefroid Niyombare...
President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east...
Burundi President appeals for calm and insists: I’m still running the country
Burundi’s President has appealed for calm after one general claimed he had been deposed while another insisted an attempted coup had failed. Army...
Clashes erupt after Burundi coup attempt; president out of country
Heavy fighting between rival Burundian troops erupted in the capital on Thursday, the day after a top general launched a coup to oust the central African...
Burundi army divided after coup attempt, president out of country
Burundi’s armed forces chief announced Thursday that an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza had failed, although the claim was quickly...
Burundi president denies ousted general’s coup claims
Crowds celebrates in Burundi’s streets after an ousted army general said he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional...
In Burundi, youth find their voice as president clings to power
Burundi’s protesters want to stop President Pierre Nkurunziza from seeking a third term because they see him as a repressive, divisive leader incapable...
Russia: UN Security Council should stay out of Burundi dispute
Russia said on Friday the United Nations Security Council should not intervene in Burundi’s constitutional dispute that has sparked the biggest political...
Burundi opposition calls for even bigger protests on Monday
Opponents of a bid by Burundi’s president to seek a contested third term in office on Sunday called for even bigger street protests after a day of...
Three Italian nuns killed in ‘botched robbery’ in Burundi convent
Three Italian nuns were murdered in their convent over the weekend in Kamenge, north of Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, a priest in the African state...
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