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Nobel laureate Malala visits girls at camp for Burundi refugees

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has arrived at a camp for Burundian refugees to encourage the girls there to pursue their education despit...

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Burundi court slams life terms on 21 'coup plotters'

Burundi's Supreme Court on Monday slapped life sentences on 21 army officers involved in a supposed coup plot in May last year.

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Burundi: Gunmen kill five in bar attack

Gunmen in trench coats burst into a bar firing at drinkers in Burundi's capital Bujumbura killing five, police said on Friday, the lat...

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Burundi: ICC Probes Recent Clashes

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said on Monday she was opening a preliminary probe into the violence that has wracked Bu...

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Burundi: Senior army officer killed in Capital City

Brigadier General Athanase Kararuza, senior adviser of security at the office of the Burundian first vice-president was shot dead Monday m...

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Burundi: Senior officer missing from post, officers say he fled

A senior Burundi army officer involved in intelligence has been missing from his post since the weekend and fellow officers said he had go...

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Burundi: Government party official killed in reciprocative violence

An official from Burundi's ruling party was shot dead, a local administrator said on Thursday, in what appeared the latest in a spate ...

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UN backs move to deploy police presence in Burundi

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously backed a resolution that lays the groundwork for deploying a UN police presence in Burundi ...

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Burundi: Comedian detained for ‘cracking joke’ on president

A popular Burundi comedian known as “Kigingi” was arrested this week after poking fun at the president, his family said Friday.

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Ex-Rwanda minister Jacques Bihozagara dies in Burundi jail

A former Rwandan minister has died in jail in Burundi nearly four months after being arrested for espionage.

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Burundi 'introduces two SIM card ban'

Burundi has banned people from owning two SIM cards from the same mobile provider, local Bonesha FM reports, quoting a press release from...

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Burundi: Senior pro-government army officer shot dead

A senior Burundi army officer and ally of the president was shot dead in the Defence Ministry compound on Tuesday, the army and soldiers s...

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Burundi: Army commander accused of extra-judicial killings assassinated

A commander in the Burundian army, Lt. Col. Darius Ikurakure, who co-acted in the activities of brutality against government opponents, h...

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Denmark world's happiest country, Burundi least

Denmark overtook Switzerland as the world's happiest place, according to a report on Wednesday that urged nations regardless of wealth...

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EU suspends Burundi government aid over violence

The European Union, strife-torn Burundi’s biggest aid donor, on Monday suspended all direct funding to the government for failing to meet...

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Rwanda dismisses ‘childish’ Burundi spy claim

Rwanda on Sunday dismissed as “childish” and baseless a claim by neighbouring Burundi that a man arrested on the border was a spy. Buru...

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Burundi Accuse Rwanda Of Training Rebels and Hosting Failed Coup Leader

Burundi has accused neighbouring Rwanda of training rebels seeking to destabilise the country. According to BBC reports, Foreign Minister ...

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If Burundi Crisis Is Not Contained, There Might Be War Outbreak - UN

Failure by the international community to immediately intervene in Burundi could result in "new mass atrocities" and spark a wi...

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BURUNDI: Opposition Party Spokes Person Killed Outside His Home

The spokesperson for an opposition party in Burundi was shot and killed on Monday outside his home in the capital, the leader of the part...

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Burundi Used Iron Bars And Acid To Crush Opposition - Amnesty International

Burundi security forces used iron bars and acid to force confessions and crush opposition during President Pierre Nkurunziza's succes...

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