The official and witnesses said the incident happened after accusations made by members of the ruling party's powerful youth ...

The mob dragged the group from their homes on Monday after unfounded rumours circulated around the cause of recent deaths ...

Six people accused of witchcraft were killed, burned alive, stoned or beaten by a militia in Burundi, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

The Imbonerakure were everywhere to intimidate people." The African Union deployed an observation mission and issued a preliminary report on June 7 praising the "peaceful" conduct of Burundi's ...

Burundi experienced decades of ethnic violence and civil war up to 2005. Under a peace agreement signed in 2000, seats in the parliament are split 60-40 between the two ethnic groups, Hutu and Tutsi.

(Nairobi) – Legislative and local elections in Burundi on June 5, 2025, took place in a context of severely restricted free speech and political space, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

Burundians voted Thursday for a new parliament that was expected to cement the ruling party in power after key opposition figures were barred from running.