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President Evariste Ndayishimiye, third from the right, at his swearing-in ceremony last June. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

Regime hardliner takes helm of Burundi ruling party

Jan 25, 2021 | Burundi

Burundi's ruling party has named hardliner Reverien Ndikuriyo as its new leader, several sources told AFP on Monday, a p ...

Burundi's former president, pictured in 2001, has died from coronavirus. By PEDRO UGARTE (AFP/File)

Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19

Dec 18, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, relatives said Friday, just wee ...

The African Union's former envoy on Mali, Pierre Buyoya, pictured left at a West African summit in Ivory Coast in March 2014. To the right is Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. By ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Burundi's Buyoya says he quit AU Mali role to clear name

Nov 25, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's ex-president Pierre Buyoya said on Wednesday that he had quit as the African Union's envoy to Mali to clear hi ...

Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya says returning to the country to appeal his murder conviction woud be 'tantamount to suicide'. By PEDRO UGARTE (AFP/File)

Burundi ex-president to appeal murder conviction

Oct 23, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya said Friday he would appeal a life sentence against him over the 1993 assassina ...

Four Iwacu journalists are seen at the High Court in Bubanza, western Burundi, on December 30, 2019. CPJ today joined a call for their release. (AFP/Tchandrou Nitanga)

CPJ Joins Call For Release Of 4 Iwacu Journalists One Year After Arrest In Burun...

Oct 23, 2020 | Burundi

Four Iwacu journalists are seen at the High Court in Bubanza, western Burundi, on December 30, 2019. CPJ today joine ...

Former president Pierre Buyoya (L) seen here in 2013 as African Union representative. By AHMED (AFP)

Burundi ex-leader sentenced to life over murder of successor

Oct 20, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's ex-president Pierre Buyoya has been sentenced to life in prison in absentia over the assassination of his succ ...

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No sign rights abuses abating under new Burundi govt: UN probe

Sep 17, 2020 | Burundi

UN investigators warned Thursday that the rights situation in Burundi had not improved with the new government, saying t ...

Ndayishimiye was sworn into office in June after the sudden death of his predecessor, Pierre Nkurunziza. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

Three Burundians jailed for 30 years over 'attack' on president

Aug 10, 2020 | Burundi

http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/afp ndayishimiye was sworn into office in june after the sudden .jp ...

CPJ Calls On Burundi’s New President To Free Iwacu Journalists, Respect Press Freedom

CPJ Calls On Burundi’s New President To Free Iwacu Journalists, Respect Press Fr...

Jul 21, 2020 | Burundi

Dear President Ndayishimiye, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent non-governmental organiz ...

New president: Evariste Ndayishimiye. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

UN probe urges Burundi to break 'cycle of violence'

Jul 14, 2020 | Burundi

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi urged the East African country's new government on Monday to break the cycle of ...

Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye says the government is now committed to fighting the new coronavirus. By Tchandrou NITANGA (AFP/File)

Burundi changes tack as president declares COVID-19 'biggest enemy'

Jul 1, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has declared the coronavirus the country's biggest enemy , in a major abo ...

The cabinet is headed by Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Burundi's former police chief and security minister. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

Burundi unveils cabinet dominated by hardliners

Jun 29, 2020 | Burundi

New Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has unveiled a slimmed-down cabinet of only 15 ministers, dominated by reg ...

Friday was declared a national holiday and citizens lined the roads waiting for the funeral convoy to pass. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

Thousands bid farewell to former Burundi president at state funeral

Jun 26, 2020 | Burundi

Thousands of Burundians clad in white gathered Friday in the capital Gitega to say a final goodbye to former president P ...

The stadium in Gitega where the funeral ceremony is to be held was packed with citizens from across the country, all dressed in white at the request of authorities. By TCHANDROU NITANGA (AFP)

Former Burundi president to be buried in state funeral

Jun 26, 2020 | Burundi

Thousands of Burundians on Friday lined the road to the capital Gitega as the body of former president Pierre Nkurunziza ...

Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni has been under sanctions by the United States since 2015. By STRINGER (cds/AFP/File)

Burundi picks regime hardliner as prime minister

Jun 23, 2020 | Burundi

Burundi's national assembly on Tuesday approved the nomination of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, a hardliner under US sanction ...

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