Newly-elected Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye sworn into office

By VOA,

Evariste Ndayishimiye is due to be sworn in as Burundi's new president Thursday at the Ingoma stadium in the capital city, Gitegay, a week after the s...

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Coronavirus poses test for African leaders

By VOA,

As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...

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Burundi President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye to be sworn in as soon as possible, court rules

By Agencies,

A top court in Burundi has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye be sworn in as soon as possible following the unexpected demise of his pre...

Burundi , Evariste Ndayishimiye , Nkurunziza

President Uhuru orders flags be flown half mast in honour of the late Pierre Nkurunziza

By Tonny Ndungu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday directed that Kenyan flags and the Flag of the East African Community be flown at half-mast at all Public Buildings...

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Burundi’s First Lady Denise Nkurunziza returns home as officials deny coronavirus ‘rumours’

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Burundi's First Lady Denise Nkurunziza has returned home from Kenya where she had been hospitalised for almost a fortnight. Local media reported th...

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Uhuru mourns Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza as ‘an outstanding regional counterpart’

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family of the late Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and the citizens of the East A...

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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies at 55

By Citizen Reporter,

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died aged 55 years. Reports indicate that he died at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following a c...

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Burundi First Lady evacuated to Kenya after contracting Covid-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, Burundi's First Lady is currently admitted at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi after she reportedly contracted the ...

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Burundi schoolgirls expelled for doodling on President’s image in textbook

By CNN,

Three schoolgirls who were detained in Burundi for doodling on a picture of the President have been expelled from school following their release from ...

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US calls on Burundi to rescind decisions against BBC and VOA

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called on Burundi to rescind its decision to suspend the U.S-funded Voice of America and ban the BBC and to allow...

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Burundi extends bans on VOA, BBC, deepening media crackdown

By VOA,

Burundi will continue to block broadcasts from two international media organizations and expand restrictions on their operations, the government annou...

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Burundi forces United Nations to shut human rights office

By Reuters,

Burundi has forced the United Nations to shut its local human rights office after 23 years, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday....

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Kagame to Burundi: Leave us out of your problems

By Sam Gituku,

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has distanced his Government from accusations that it had a role to play in the political challenges facing Burundi Pres...

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Burundi suspends NGOs over laws on same sex marriage

By Reuters,

Burundi has suspended some local and international non-governmental organisations for violating a new law and promoting same sex marriages. The su...

Burundi , gay sex , Nkurunziza

Nkurunziza: I will not seek re-election

By Reuters,

Burundi’s long-serving President Pierre Nkurunziza promised on Thursday to step down when his term ends in 2020, easing fears of fresh violence in t...

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Man jailed for saying president’s foes be thrown into lake

By Reuters,

An official of Burundi's ruling party was sentenced to three years in jail for urging government supporters to throw opponents into a lake. Authori...

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Burundi jails rights activist for 32 years over protests: Amnesty

By Reuters,

A Burundian court jailed a human rights activist for 32 years late on Thursday, Amnesty International said, criticizing what it called a wrongful conv...

Burundi opposition politician arrested

By Reuters,

Authorities in Burundi have arrested the head of an opposition party, members of his party have said. Aloys Baricako, president of National Gatheri...

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Burundi rejects International Criminal Court war crimes investigation

By Reuters,

Burundi said on Friday it will refuse to cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into war crimes prosecutors suspect were c...

Burundi orders all unmarried couples to wed in two months

By Benjamin Muriuki,

All unmarried couples in Burundi now have less than two months to wed, failure to which they will face punishment that includes jail term. This is ...

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