After nearly four months of being sworn in, and still without a Cabinet president Tshisekedi named a Kabila ally, Prof Sylvestre Ilunkamba Ilunga, as prime minister. Effectively, ... Read more »
The sanctions were imposed by the European Union in 2015 at the height of an internal crisis in the country. Read more »
The country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ezechiel Nibigira has said a team will evaluate the country before being considered for membership to the regional body, SADC. ... Read more »
The six girls who are minors, were detained for six days in March this year. In a statement released by the school, director Isaie Nkinzingabo said that they were expelled ... Read more »
Amnesty International has said the decision to block broadcasts from two international media organizations and extend restrictions on their operations in the country, is nothing ... Read more »
A UN commission of inquiry on Burundi says the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza is becoming more repressive and this does not bode well for elections in 2020. Read more »
Uganda is the latest East African country to threaten to withdraw Uganda's forces from the peacekeeping mission in Somalia if the United Nations insists on reducing the number of ... Read more »
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has announced her regret at the closure of the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi at the insistence of the country's ... Read more »
Burundi's government has told East African leaders that preparations for elections in 2020 are going ahead and are being done "democratically in compliance with the law". Read more »
Burundi leaders have long been angered by UN reports of alleged abuses during a period of political unrest which was triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a ... Read more »
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