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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eighty percent of the production equipment at private media outlets has been damaged. They have been accused of broadcasting statements by coup supporters. This statement was originally published on ...

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 ...