Thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi have returned home to eastern Congo after Rwandan-backed rebels withdrew from a ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the fighting in neighboring eastern Congo, the U.N. World Food Program said ...

Following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Burundian government has announced measures to counter the deadly disease, the health minister said Saturday ...

Burundi will hold presidential elections on May 3 next year, the electoral commission announced Friday, during a meeting ...

Burundi's ⁠communications minister, ⁠Gabby Bugaga, died ​on Thursday in what ‌the presidency described ‌as an ⁠accident, ⁠without giving further details of the ​incident. Unverified videos and photos ...

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail ...

Burundi's parliamentary elections are underway, shadowed by concerns over fairness. The ruling CNDD-FDD party is heavily favored after the main opposition, CNL, faced significant obstacles, including ...

Rights groups have criticized the European Union for lifting sanctions Tuesday against Burundi for what the EU said was progress on human rights, good governance, and the rule of law. The EU action ...

Burundi’s central bank may cut interest rates by the end of this year for the first time since it shifted to utilizing borrowing costs rather than money supply to control inflation, its governor said.

Better known as the 'heart of Africa', Burundi's economic pulse has been slow over the years, but the rhythm is steadily gaining momentum, dancing to the tune of President Évariste Ndayishimiye, given ...