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

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

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 ...

(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 ...

The youth, known as ‘Imbonerakure’, allegedly launched a widespread and systematic attack against Burundian civilians after the declaration in April 2015 of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a ...