The Kenya-based artist has claimed that he received death threats if he dares go back to Burundi. Read more »
Civil society leaders say it's a fake undertaking by the regime after realizing that other stakeholders had fled the country. Read more »
Police say Jean Bigirimana, a local newspaper journalist who has been missing for a month, was not arrested. Read more »
The Kigali government has said the decision by Bujumbura to ban exports has little impact on its economy. Read more »
Protesters marched to the French and Rwandan embassies, angry with the French for drafting of the UN resolution and accusing Kigali of training Burundi rebels. Read more »
The East African Legislative Assembly is considering establishing a foundation in honour of Hafsa Mossi. Read more »
The former minister for East African Community Affairs has been shot dead by unknown gunmen outside her home in Bujumbura. Read more »
The root causes of the country's conflict are political, not ethnic, and cannot be resolved by force, The International Crisis Group says. Read more »
Perhaps out of fear, teachers, school administrators and local officials have become wrapped up in the crackdown on government opponents, including students who doodle on pictures, ... Read more »
The U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region, Thomas Perriello, say the latest discussions were "high on substance and high on listening". Read more »
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