News Burundi: Burundi Extends Its Truth Commission by Four Years
Burundi's parliament has extended its truth and reconciliation commission by four years, a decision that civil-society groups are now contesting.
News Burundi: Burundi set to win UN Human Rights Council re-election amid rights violations, HRW says
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a press release on Monday that Burundi is set to win re-election to the UN Human Rights Council in a vote on October 13, 2026, with no competition. Addressing the ...
News Burundi: Burundi Loses 22 to 7 Vote on UN Rights Monitor
The UN Human Rights Council renewed the Burundi UN rapporteur's mandate by 22 votes to 7, keeping watch before the 2027 presidential election.
News Burundi: Gitega–Nyangungu–Ngozi road construction project, Burundi
The Gitenga–Nyangungu–Ngozi road construction project area extends from the central to the northern region of Burundi and is home to an estimated 775 000 people. Gitega and Ngozi (the administrative ...
News Burundi: Burundi Explained 2026 – Politics, Economy and Risks
Burundi explained for foreigners and investors: who rules, why dollars and fuel are scarce, how the Congo war spills over and what to watch before 2027.
News Burundi: Burundi’s Ndayishimiye Says Violence Stalls Africa
Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye told the Alamein Africa Forum that persistent violence is stalling African development and disrupting farming.
News Burundi: Burundi says it will accept migrant deportees from the United States but details are vague
Burundi says it will accept migrants deported from the United States, but only those who are not facing criminal charges and have no links to terrorism. Presidential spokesperson Nancy Ninette Mutoni...
News Burundi: Burundi: History and Tragedy
Area: 27,830 square kilometers Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east; some plains Elevation extremes: lowest point, Lake Tanganyika, 772 ...
News Burundi: Burundi UN Reform Demand Speaks for the African Union
Speaking as AU chairman, Burundi's Ndayishimiye told the UN General Assembly the Special Rapporteur mandate was created without consultation and demanded a permanent African Security Council seat.
News Burundi: Burundi President Calls for Gay People to Be Publicly Stoned
Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye – Photo: Lukasz Kobus, via European Commission Subscribe free to Metro Weekly’s digital magazine for the stories that matter most. The United States has ...
News Burundi: Impene zo muri Uganda zatumye izishika 4000 mu Burundi zipfa
Mu kiganiro ku vyaranguwe mu bushikiranganji bwiwe mu mwaka uheze, umushikiranganji Deo Guide Rurema yagarutse ku ndwara yadutse mu ntara ya Gitega, Mwaro na Kirundo mu ntango z'uku kwezi yica impene ...
News Burundi: A history of Rwanda and Burundi, 1894-1990 - Tony Sullivan
A history of Rwanda and Burundi, two African nations run by Western Imperial powers until independence in 1961. Burundi became an independent state in 1962. Submitted by Steven. on September 8, 2006 ...
News Burundi: Burundi Inflation Fell From 45% to 8.4%. The Dollar Shortage Did Not
Burundi's inflation fell from a 45.5% peak to 8.4% in August 2026. A 100% parallel premium on dollars and 1.6 months of reserves have not moved.
News Burundi: Burundi na Covid-19:Abarenga 70 batowe umugera mu ntara ya Makamba
Abajejwe amagara y'abantu mu ntara ya Makamba yo mu bumanuko bw'Uburundi ku rubibe bihana na Tanzania bamenyesha ko gushika uyu munsi abantu 79 bamaze gutorwa umugera wa Covid-19. Komine zitatu z'iyo ...
News Burundi: Burundi's ruling party wins all seats in parliamentary vote as opposition cries foul
Burundi's long-term ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, won every seat in the country's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday. Opposition parties said the vote was rigged and observers…
News Burundi: Burundi: Ubwicanyi ku miduga yatezwe i Muramvya, umunani ‘bishwe n’abasuma’
Abantu umunani baraye bishwe mu gitero c'abasuma bitwaje ibirwanisho mu ntara ya Muramvya, nk'uko bimenyeshwa n'ubushikiranganji bw'intwaro yo hagati, umutekano n'iterambere. Buvuga ko hari ...
News Burundi: Why history will judge Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza harshly
Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi’s football-loving president and self-proclaimed pastor, has died at the age of 55. By all accounts this was death most cruel. He was soon to hand over power to his ...
News Burundi: Former Burundi Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni arrested
Burundi’s former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni has been arrested, the country’s justice ministry has said. Bunyoni was prime minister from June 2020 to September 2022, when he was sacked ...
