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Burundi president applauds chosen successor on election win
Election officials on Monday declared Evariste Ndayishimiye, a former army general chosen by the powerful ruling party as heir to Nkurunziza, the winner of the...
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Burundi declares Ndayishimiye victor of bitter presidential election
Evariste Ndayishimiye is a former army general who was handpicked by the ruling CNDD-FDD to replace President Pierre Nkurunziza, who has been in power since 2005 and whose final years in office have been wracked with turmoil.
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Burundi presidential election results expected today
Burundians voted last Wednesday to elect their president, lawmakers and local officials in a poll marked by allegations of fraud and conducted with scant attention to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Burundi ruling party heads for poll victory, as opposition cries foul
Burundians voted on Wednesday to elect their president, lawmakers and local officials in a poll marked by allegations of fraud and conducted with scant attention to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Voting under way in Burundi for new president
The election marks the end of Pierre Nkurunziza’s often tumultuous reign, after the president announced he would not run again after 15 years in power.
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Burundi goes to the polls despite virus outbreak
Electors are being called out after five years of turmoil sparked by Nkurunziza's bid for a disputed third term, which unleashed unrest that left at least 1,200 dead and saw 400,000 flee the country.
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Burundi to vote in tense poll amid virus outbreak
Officials in Burundi have cited divine protection for the country's ostensibly low infection rate and urged citizens to go about their daily lives without fear.
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Burundi, battered by violence and coronavirus, gears up for elections
President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping down, although he intends to remain a prominent force in the impoverished East African nation.
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Little hope ahead of polls as Burundi economy hit by virus
Poverty and unemployment have worsened, the Burundian franc has plummeted, imported products and foreign currency are scarce and the country was cut off by donors and placed under sanctions in the wake of the violence.
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Burundi opposition picks presidential contender as UN warns of rights abuses
The tiny East African nation is struggling to come to terms with a violent past, characterised by colonial occupation, civil war and decades of intermittent massacres.
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Burundi ruling party picks Ndayishimiye to contest presidential election
Ndayishimiye, 52, also heads the department of military affairs in the president’s office and has served as minister of the interior and security.
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Landslides in northwest Burundi kill at least 26 people
All the victims were living on a hillside which gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local government official in the northwestern province of Cibitoke told Reuters by phone.
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Four Burundian journalists charged with undermining state security
The journalists from domestic news website Iwacu and their driver had travelled to report on violence in the northwestern province of Bubanza when they were arrested on Tuesday
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Burundi security forces kill 14 armed men plotting attack
Three residents of the town of Kayange told Reuters they heard sounds of gunfire outside the town early on Tuesday and had fled into the nearby forest to hide.
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Mass repatriation of Burundi refugees in Tanzania to start on Thursday
Burundi and Tanzania agreed in August that repatriations of 200,000 Burundi refugees in Tanzania would start on Oct. 1, sparking fears of forced returns among some of those who crossed the border to escape violence
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UN warns of Burundi atrocities as 'divine' ruler eyes 2020 election
Burundi’s government, which has refused to cooperate with or recognise the UN investigation, had no immediate comment in response to a Reuters request.
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Amid safety fears, Burundi to repatriate 200,000 refugees from Tanzania
Hundreds of Burundians have been killed in clashes with security forces since 2015, when President Pierre Nkurunziza ran for a third, disputed term in office.
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Burundi's mineral exports overtake tea, coffee in hard currency earnings
The mining sector was thrust into prominence in June when the US said it was one of those it was considering to diversify its sources of rare earths following a trade spat with China.
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Burundi starts Ebola vaccines for health workers -WHO
Burundi has had no reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever, but the viral disease has been spreading in eastern Congo since August 2018 in an epidemic that has now killed at least 1,800 people.
