Burundi's new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, took office on Thursday during a colourful ceremony in which he vowed to "continue on the path" of his predecessor who died suddenly last week. Elected ...

Burundians will vote Wednesday in a tense general election, despite a largely-ignored outbreak of coronavirus which is set to be the first major challenge for the new president. President Pierre ...

Burundians voted Thursday for a new parliament that was expected to cement the ruling party in power after key opposition figures were barred from running. The impoverished, landlocked country in east ...

Shabaab claims it killed 173 Burundian troops in a large-scale assault on a military base in southern Somalia. Neither the African Union nor Burundi has commented on Shabaab’s casualty numbers.