Burundi’s top World Health Organization (WHO) official has been kicked out of the country ahead of the May 20 presidential election, after voicing concerns about crowded political rallies. WHO ...

JOHANNESBURG — Burundi is becoming the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. An ICC spokesman confirmed that the pullout takes effect Friday, a year after the East African ...

An ICC spokesman has confirmed that Burundi's pullout took effect on Friday, a year after the country notified the court of its intention to leave. Some African nations feel the ICC focuses too much ...

How do you view the human rights situation in your country, Burundi? The human rights situation in Burundi is continuing to deteriorate in an alarming way. People are being killed every day, every ...

Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than ...

Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is struggling to emerge from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. The country's early history and role of the three main ethnic groups - the Twa, Hutu and ...

Burundi, which marked 60 years of independence on 1 July 2022, ranks as the poorest country on the planet in terms of GDP per capita. This must be understood in the light of a history punctuated by ...

What Chance for Democracy After President Pierre Nkurunziza’s Death? What does the death of Burundi’s long-term president Pierre Nkurunziza mean for the country? His death comes at a politically ...

Burundi has become the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, but officials say the court’s prosecutor will move ahead with an examination of the East African nation’s deadly ...