FILE - In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020 file photo, Burundians queue to cast their votes in the presidential election, in Giheta, Gitega province, Burundi. A new report released Thursday, Sept. 17, ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday said the president-elect should be sworn in as soon as possible, ending uncertainty created by the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi's new president upon his swearing-in Thursday declared that his rule will respect human rights but he warned that “outsiders should not dictate what to do.” President ...

(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should continue to monitor the worrying human rights situation in Burundi with a particular focus on ongoing violations and accountability, Human ...

Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday, according to a statement posted on the official Burundi government Twitter account. “The government of the ...

(Nairobi) – Burundian authorities risk putting people in grave danger without the free flow of fact-based information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking about the country’s exposure to the virus, ...

KIGALI, RwandaKIGALI, Rwanda — Its president dead, Burundi on Thursday turned to the constitutional court to help fill the power vacuum ahead of the expected August swearing-in of the president-elect ...

The rains began in December, triggering landslides and massive flooding across northern Burundi, one of the world's poorest countries. Roads, bridges and crops have been destroyed, livestock killed ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year-rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic ...

The outgoing president of Burundi has died of a heart attack, the central African nation announced Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death ...

Burundi plans to raise money for an election in 2020 by deducting part of civil servants’ salaries and taking contributions directly from citizens, a government minister said on Monday, as it seeks to ...