Ismail Diallo, who represented in Burundi the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an interview to the Hirondelle Agency, warned before his departure against disguised national consultations.

At least 400 people were killed in the first quarter of 2008, which indicates that Burundi's human rights record has failed to improve this year, according to Iteka, a rights group.

The East African Business Council has issued a code of conduct for its members.

The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, Tuesday, in Bujumbura, expressed his intention to visit Angola next year, aimed at strengthening the bilateral cooperation and friendship ties.

The diplomat Ambrósio Lukoki is to present this Tuesday, in Bujumbura, to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, the credentials that will accredit him as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Angola to this African country.

The diplomat Ambrósio Lukoki will present on Tuesday, in Bujumbura, to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, the credentials that will accredit him as extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Angola to this African country.

The recent movement of 2 000 Palipehutu-FNL combatants into the Rugazi Assembly Area is highly encouraging, says Chairman of the Burundi Political Directoratem, Ambassador Kingsley Mamabolo.

The focus this week shifts to Burundi, as representatives of the civil society and legal fraternity converge in Bujumbura to discuss, build consensus, and pronounce themselves on the peace process in the tiny EAC Partner State.

The Political Directorate is highly encouraged by the movement today of 2000 Palipehutu-FNL combatants into the Rugazi Assembly Area. This is an important step forward in the Burundi Peace Process and opens the way for the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Process to begin. It is expected that more Palipehutu-FNL combatants would move into the assembly areas in the coming days which ...

Sweden has been chosen as the new chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission group tasked with helping the impoverished African nation of Burundi recover from recent conflict and avoid sliding back into chaos or misrule.

Three of four Rwanda's leading players failed to take full advantage of home ground as they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the second leg of the ongoing Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) U-14 tennis tournament at Cercle Sportif.

The Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Association (Cecafa) has ruled out Burundi hosting next year's Cecafa/Kagame club championship.

A delegation of twenty two Senior Officers from the Burundi army are in the country for a four-day study tour to have a glimpse of Rwanda's achievements and also familiarize themselves with the country.

U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) aimed at deepening U.S. economic engagement with the East African Community (EAC).  EAC Director-General for Customs and Trade Peter Kiguta signed the agreement on behalf of the EAC, witnessed by trade ministers and other senior officials from EAC member states Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, ...

The six persons charged for the murder in 2001 of Dr Kassi Manlan, Representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Burundi, Monday were set free by the Supreme Court after being held in detention for nearly five years.

It has been a high scoring Cecafa Kagame Cup Club Championship here in Tanzania. After only four matches, spectators have witnessed 16 goals.

The Burundian football federation have approached Cecafa with a bid to host the next edition of Cecafa/Kagame Cup club championship next January.

The United Nations released Sunday 1.3 million US dollars to facilitate the national consultations intended to set up transitional justice in Burundi, reports Hirondelle Agency.

The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has restarted its development initiatives in post-conflict Burundi, expanding employment opportunities to a population that has struggled with extraordinary hardships. More than 100 new jobs, mostly filled by women, will be created by funding Agro-Trading Business S.A. (ATB) located in Kamenge, located on the outskirts of the city.

Burundi's government has accused the rebel Palipehutu-Forces for National Liberation (FNL) of recruiting new combatants and delaying the peace process by insisting on political recognition before cantonment.

A statement by Kingsley Mamabola, the South African ambassador acting as a mediator in the Burundi peace process.

Today, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) released the trial observation report, Burundi: the Media on Trial, and welcomed the acquittal of four leading Burundi journalists of offences relating to their reporting of an alleged coup plot.