Rebels launch attacks on Burundi capital
Heavy gunfire and shell explosions have rocked Burundi's capital Bujumbura, with officials and witnesses saying three districts of the city were coming under a fresh attack from the rebel National...
View ArticleBurundi unrest claims 170
Thousands of people have fled their homes during heavy fighting in the Burundian capital Bujumbura.
View ArticleWorsening violence leaves 200 dead in Burundi
In Burundi more than 200 people have died and 40,000 have been displaced in a week of heavy clashes between the Tutsi led army and the Hutu rebel group FNL.
View ArticleRebel group signs Burundi cease-fire
The Government of Burundi and the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) rebel group have agreed at a regional summit on the country's civil war to re-implement a failed cease-fire.
View ArticleBurundi rebels ignore truce, kill eight: officials
Burundian rebels have killed eight people in a road ambush and attacked an emergency shelter for civilians, one day after reaffirming their commitment to ending the war, local officials said.
View ArticlePrivate radio stations boycott Burundi government
Burundi's private radio stations have agreed to boycott government events and activities from Sunday in protest against the temporary suspension of an independent radio station over alleged threats to...
View ArticleBurundi radio bosses lift boycott in 'goodwill gesture'
Burundi's private radio stations have ended a boycott on reporting government activities after the authorities lifted a ban on an independent station that broadcast a rebel spokesman's comments.
View ArticleSouth Africa brokers Burundi peace deal
South African President Thabo Mbeki has hailed a Burundi peace deal sealed in Pretoria today, saying the agreement was crucial in solving the "jigsaw puzzle in the heart of Africa".
View ArticlePapal envoy murdered in Burundi
The Vatican's top representative in the central African nation of Burundi has died of wounds he received in an ambush in the country's south.
View ArticleBurundi blames Vatican official's death on rebels
Senior Burundian army officials have blamed the death of the Vatican's ambassador
View ArticleBurundi's last rebels agree to peace talks
Burundi's sole remaining active rebel group says it will hold peace talks with President Domitien Ndayizeye this month, ending a longstanding refusal to do so.
View ArticleRwandan troops in pursuit of Congo rebels
Rwandan troops are reported to have crossed the borders of two neighbouring countries in recent days in pursuit of Hutu rebels based in Congo.
View ArticleTroops set to arrive in Darfur
The first half of a 300-strong African Union (AU) protection force is set to arrive in Sudan's troubled Darfur region to help observe a ceasefire between the Sudanese Government and rebel groups.
View ArticleGunmen kill 153 in Burundi refugee camp
Reports from Burundi say at least 153 people have been killed and and more than 100 injured in an attack on a camp for Tutsi refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
View ArticleTutsis killed in Burundi refugee camp
The United Nations and the African Union have condemned the killing of more than 150 people at a refugee camp in Burundi.
View ArticleUN moves to protect Burundi refugees
The United Nations is evacuating a camp in Burundi that was attacked by an armed group, leaving at least 159 people dead.
View ArticleBurundi refugee camp mourns victims of massacre
Survivors at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi are preparing to bury their dead after a horrifying attack by suspected Hutu extremists that killed nearly 160 Congolese Tutsis.
View ArticleUN discusses Burundi refugee massacre
Funeral services will be held later today for more than 150 people killed in a refugee camp in Burundi.
View ArticleUN seeks answers on Burundi massacre
The UN Security Council has condemned last week's massacre of 160 refugees in Burundi and called on that country and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help bring the perpetrators to justice.
View ArticleWarrants issued for rebels accused of killing refugees
Arrest warrants have been issued for suspected Hutu rebels accused of killing more than 150 refugees in Burundi.
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