BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controversy over whether his new term is constitutional.

Burundi’s journalists and human rights defenders have had a rough year. A relentless government crackdown has forced almost all of them to flee the country. The assault has been overwhelming: ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — As conflict in Burundi escalates along the same ethnic lines that fueled genocide in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi’s president on Wednesday warned the world to stay out, ...

On May 13, following over two weeks of widespread demonstrations in Burundi against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term in office, Major General Godefroid Niyombare ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi's political violence continued Saturday as 21 people were found shot dead in a neighborhood of the capital, a day after the government said an unidentified group ...

Police gather near a barricade during a protest in May in Bujumbura, Burundi. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) TO THE international commitment to prevent mass atrocities, Burundi now presents a critical test ...

The unipolar, US-led global order is facing its most difficult challenge since the fall of the Berlin wall, most notably from Russia and China. This competition is currently most harrowing in Syria, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On October 18, 2016, President Pierre Nkurunziza signed legislation calling for Burundi’s withdrawal from the ICC. Burundi’s government claimed the court is an instrument of powerful countries used to ...

Burundi, which marked 60 years of independence on 1 July 2022, ranks as the poorest country on the planet in terms of GDP per capita. This must be understood in the light of a history punctuated by ...