US envoy says little achieved in UN meeting with Burundi president
The 15-member council, which arrived in Burundi`s lakeside capital Bujumbura on Thursday, met with President Pierre Nkurunziza in Gitega for more than two hours.
Jan 23, 2016, 01:58 AM IST
UN reports gang-rapes, mass graves in Burundi
The United Nations has documented cases of Burundi`s security forces gang-raping women during searches of opposition supporters` houses and heard witness testimony of mass graves, UN human rights chief Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein said on Friday.
Jan 15, 2016, 16:13 PM IST
Won't join African Union force for Burundi: Rwanda
Rwanda will not contribute troops to a peacekeeping mission in neighbouring Burundi, President Paul Kagame said, as he rejects claims his country was arming refugees as rebels.
Dec 23, 2015, 14:18 PM IST
Pope prays for strife-torn Burundi
Pope Francis prayed for peace in the troubled central African nation of Burundi on Saturday and an end to months of strife that has sparked fears of renewed civil war.
Nov 29, 2015, 00:13 AM IST
US warns Burundi leaders over killings, urges dialogue
The US envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region today urged Burundi's government and the opposition to start internationally mediated talks without pre-conditions in order to end the country's political crisis.
Nov 11, 2015, 07:50 AM IST
France seeks UN action to halt Burundi killings
France has moved to toughen the international response to the worsening violence in Burundi, where fears of Rwanda-style mass killings are rife.
Nov 10, 2015, 05:20 AM IST
UN employee killed in Burundi violence
A UN employee was among seven people killed in Burundi at the weekend by armed men dressed in police uniform, the UN spokesman said Monday.
Nov 10, 2015, 01:29 AM IST
Nine killed in Burundi attack as police launch crackdown
Gunmen have executed nine people in Burundi's capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation.
Nov 09, 2015, 04:17 AM IST
Burundi killings 'must stop': UN chief Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm Friday over the violence in Burundi after a leading rights activist's son was found dead, and said the killings "must stop."
Nov 07, 2015, 01:30 AM IST
Bank attack leaves nine dead in Burundi
At least nine people including seven bandits, a policeman and a bank client were killed when eight bandits attacked a bank at Buyenzi neighbourhood in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, police sources said on Friday.
Oct 10, 2015, 07:29 AM IST
EU readies Burundi sanctions: Sources
The EU is readying sanctions against four associates of Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza after he won a disputed third term, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 16:10 PM IST
'Burundi army chief escapes assassination attempt, seven killed'
The head of Burundi`s armed forces on Friday survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven other people were killed in the attack.
Sep 11, 2015, 13:41 PM IST
