The announced changes to Article 129 of the constitution could allow the ruling party to change the ethnic quotas in the Arusha agreement that brought and end to the civil war. Read more »
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President Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in for a third term, in a ceremony his party says was announced at the last minute for security reasons. Read more »
The country's former army chief of staff has been shot dead in the second high-profile killing in August, amid chaos linked to the disputed re-election of President Pierre ... Read more »
The killing of top general Adolphe Nshimirimana, and the attempted murder of human rights activist Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa have been seen as a dangerous escalation in the conflict ... Read more »
At least five Burundi radio stations have been attacked and journalists targeted since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would run for a third term, and subsequently ... Read more »
The army general, who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza, was killed in Bujumbura. Read more »
President Nkurunziza has won a third term after a controversial election that was boycotted by main opposition groups. Read more »
President Yoweri Museveni is making a renewed effort to intervene in Burundi on behalf of the East African Community. International efforts have so far failed to end the crisis ... Read more »
General Leonard Ngendakumana says he and his supporters will keep fighting until President Pierre Nkurunziza resigns. Read more »
However, President Pierre Nkurunziza, who is campaigning for a third term in the face of domestic and international opposition, is boycotting their meetings. Meanwhile, a rebel ... Read more »
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