NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s president on Friday accused Rwanda of funding and training rebels behind an attack last week on the village of Gatumba, close to Burundi’s border with Congo, that ...

LONDON (TrustLaw) – Burundi has retained its position as ‘the most bribery prone’ country in East Africa according to a survey carried out by a coalition of East African anti-graft groups. The East ...

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, ...

The Burundian media landscape poses immense challenges for journalists in this Central African country. They often receive death threats and work in a virtually permanent state of insecurity.

Nkurunziza won the July election that was boycotted by most of the opposition. Opponents said a third term violated the constitution. Loyalists cited a court that said he could run. Burundi was ...

This week, Burundian authorities once again displayed their contempt for human rights by walking out of the country’s review before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. The Burundi delegation ...

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2025 — Mr. Babacar Sedikh Faye has been appointed as the World Bank Group (WBG) Country Manager for Burundi, effective July 1, 2025. His appointment is part of a global initiative ...

The new Country Manager of the African Development Bank Group for Burundi, Mouna Diawara, presented her letters of accreditation to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and ...

Burundi's political crisis broke out in April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term, a move opponents said violated the constitution. Burundi's government said on ...

International sanctions coupled with COVID pandemic and war in Ukraine led Burundi to build up the domestic liabilities to cover its gross financing needs. With the IMF program, Burundi is expected ...