List of Burundi articles
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rsz_iwacu4 The Last Newspaper in Burundi
Media houses have been shuttered, journalists attacked, and critics of the government murdered. But one broadsheet is still covering the African country's descent into chaos.
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U.S. Army soldier provides security for infantry patrolling through Dandarh village, Afghanistan. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2016
From Syria to the South China Sea, the conflicts and crises the world will face in the coming year.
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A man grabs the barrel of the weapon from a Burundi policeman during a scuffle with residents angered by a search operation in the of the Cibitoke neighbourhood of Bujumbura on June 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) African Union Set to Deploy 5,000 Peacekeepers in Burundi
With the small Central African country spiraling toward chaos, the AU may be about to make an unprecedented decision to force a peacekeeping mission.
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Bodies lie in the streets of Mutakura in Bujumbura on July 1, 2015, after a tense day of shooting. At least six people including a policeman were killed in gun battles on July 1 in the latest violence in Burundi, as it awaits results from elections boycotted by the opposition and condemned internationally. Clashes broke out in the capital's Cibitoke district, an opposition area that has been one of the heartlands of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's defiant bid for a third term. AFP PHOTO / ESDRAS NDIKUMANA (Photo credit should read Esdras Ndikumana/AFP/Getty Images) What Really Happened on Burundi’s Bloody Friday
The government says it entered a neighborhood looking for rebels. Residents say they were looking for revenge.
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Soldiers run from a house set afire by protestors opposed to the Burundian president's bid to stand for a third term in Butagazwa, Mugongomanga, some 30km east of Bujumbura, on June 5, 2015. The house belonged to Diodeme Ndabahinyuye, vice chairman of the National Council for the Defense of DemocracyForces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) ruling party Mugongomanga community division. Police in Burundi on June 5 shot dead a protester in the capital amid renewed demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza, witnesses and a local official said. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) Burundi Crisis Escalates as Military Bases Attacked
The small central African country experienced its worst day of fighting in months. But rumors of genocide are still just that.
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Burundian soldiers walk near a burning barricade erected by protesters as people demonstrate against the president's bid for a third term in power in Musaga, in the outskirts of Bujumbura, on April 27, 2015. Police in Burundi battled protestors on April 27 in a second day of demonstrations over a bid by the central African nation's president for a third term in office. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) More Than 21 Years Later, Washington Faces Another Problem From Hell
The U.S. and its allies failed to stop Rwanda from descending into genocide. With Burundi teetering on the brink, they are facing a new and very dangerous test.
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A man is detained by a Burundi policeman during a scuffle with residents angered by a search operation in the of the Cibitoke neighbourhood of Bujumbura on June 27, 2015. Burundi's ambassador to the United Nations said Friday that elections will go ahead as planned next week, despite the opposition vowing to boycott the polls and the US withdrawing its assistance. Parliamentary elections are set to be held on June 29, 2015 and a presidential vote on July 15, despite months of turmoil sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office. AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI (Photo credit should read MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images) -
GettyImages-484605556_960 How the West Lost Burundi
While Western powers were making threats, Russia and China were wooing the country's defiant government. And that should be a wake-up call for countries like the United States.
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_WBP2841-Edit Burundi Votes, and Violence Looms
Residents are scrambling to leave Burundi as voting in parliamentary and local elections threatens to turn ugly fast.
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Burundian riot police form a barricade to hold protesters back during a demonstration against the president's bid to cling to power for a third term in Musaga, outskirts of Bujumbura, on April 28, 2015. At least five people have died since clashes broke out on April 26 after the ruling CNDD-FDD party, which has been accused of intimidating opponents, designated President Pierre Nkurunziza its candidate in the June 26 presidential election. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) Who Is Behind Burundi’s Political Violence?
How the government’s youth wing, a purportedly peaceful group of former fighters and government loyalists, has pushed the country to the brink of war.
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Burundi ‘Only the People Control the Country Right Now’
As protesters rejoice the toppling of Burundi’s president, prospects for peace in the restive country remain very much uncertain.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest in Bujumbura on May 13, 2015. A top Burundian general announced today the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against the president's bid to stand for a third term. AFP PHOTO / LANDRY NSHIMIYE (Photo credit should read LANDRY NSHIMIYE/AFP/Getty Images) The Old School, New School Media Battle Over Whether a Coup Took Place in Burundi
Burundian military officials used local radio to announce a coup d'état on Wednesday. But the president, who is currently in Tanzania, rejected those claims on social media.
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BURUNDI-UNREST Burundisaster
The decision by the country’s president to seek a third term has sparked a political and humanitarian crisis — one that may extend well beyond the country’s borders.
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BURUNDI-POLITICS-UNREST Burundi Violence Confounds U.S. Optimism About African Democracy
Western observers were quick to call Nigeria's smooth power transition a stepping stone for Africa. But nations facing different challenges are not finding their election seasons to be any easier than before.
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Burundi_1 The Blood Cries Out: Murder and Malthus in Africa’s Great Lakes
In one of Africa’s most densely populated countries, brothers are killing brothers over the right to farm mere acres of earth. There’s just not enough land to go around in Burundi – and it could push the country into civil war.
