Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy said. Thomas Perriello ...

Bujumbura, Rwanda: The United States urged Burundi's president on Tuesday to drop planned constitutional changes that could upset a delicate ethnic power balance, warning that the country risked a ...

Burundi’s president signed a law creating a commission to investigate atrocities committed during the civil war and to find ways to reconcile the country’s Tutsi ethnic minority and the Hutu majority, ...

“Burundi is at a severe disadvantage without an active civil society, and any remaining legitimacy is slipping away with these oppressive tactics." This statement was originally published on ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi on Friday rejected plans by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow prosecutors to investigate war crimes in the central African nation, while rights groups and ...

Conflict in the Great Lakes region of Africa rarely makes headlines. For thirty years, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The former head of Burundi's army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday ...

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