Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been named as the candidate of his ruling party for the presidential election due to be held next year, the party said on Sunday. Ndayishimiye, 57, has ...

President Evariste Ndayishimiye replaced Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and civilian chief of staff General Gabriel Nizigama on a day of high drama.

The president of Burundi has claimed that neighbouring Rwanda is planning to foment a conflict in his country, warning that it is backing a rebel group in an effort to destabilise its neighbour, ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s leader registered Friday as a presidential candidate with the country’s electoral commission, despite nearly two weeks of deadly street protests in the capital ...

Burundi’s presidential elections have been postponed by nearly a week, an official said on Saturday, days after a United Nations official warned the president’s decision to seek a third term could ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi is set to hold a presidential election Tuesday amid unrest over incumbent President Pierre Nkuruniziza’s bid for a third term in office. Fears have been rife that the ...

A United Nations observer mission said Monday that last week’s presidential elections in Burundi were relatively peaceful but had not been “an inclusive, free and credible” vote. In a preliminary ...

Security forces in Burundi said Monday they have arrested around 100 suspected rebels and seized a number of weapons in a crackdown ahead of next week’s presidential elections. Police and local ...

Kenya’s regional peers are on alert amid possible diplomatic friction with Burundi, ...