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, ...

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

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controversy over whether his new term is constitutional.

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's president registered on Friday to run for a third term, in a move likely to stoke anger among protesters opposing his bid for another five years in office. Crowds have ...

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Saturday reaffirmed he will not contest next year's election, despite scepticism from the opposition, and the ruling party yet to name another candidate less ...

GENEVA — UN investigators on Wednesday warned that crimes against humanity and other serious rights violations were continuing unabated in Burundi, blaming in part President Pierre Nkurunziza’s ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza made his first appearance in the capital since an attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza made a brief statement to ...

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been named his ruling CNDD-FDD party's candidate for a presidential election to be held next year, th ...