Burundi opposition group boycotts new round of peace talks in Tanzania
Burundi has been gripped by unrest since April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would stand for a third term.
Nov 28, 2017, 15:07 PM IST
Gunmen kill five in Burundi bar attack: Police
Gunmen in trenchcoats burst into a bar firing at drinkers in Burundi`s capital Bujumbura killing five, police said Friday, the latest in a string of attacks in the troubled country.
Apr 29, 2016, 15:48 PM IST
EU suspends Burundi government aid over violence
The European Union, Burundi`s biggest aid donor, on Monday suspended all direct funding to the government for ignoring human rights and failing to stop a wave of deadly violence.
Mar 14, 2016, 20:36 PM IST
Burundi President agrees to hold talks to end crisis
Bujumbura; Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and opposition politicians have agreed to hold talks to end a 10-month-old crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.
Feb 23, 2016, 19:23 PM IST
US envoy says little achieved in UN meeting with Burundi president
The 15-member council, which arrived in Burundi`s lakeside capital Bujumbura on Thursday, met with President Pierre Nkurunziza in Gitega for more than two hours.
Jan 23, 2016, 01:58 AM IST
Nine killed in Burundi attack as police launch crackdown
Gunmen have executed nine people in Burundi's capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation.
Nov 09, 2015, 04:17 AM IST
