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Former Burundi president to be buried in state funeral
Pierre Nkurunziza, who ruled the country for 15 years, died at the aged of 55 of what the government said was "heart failure".
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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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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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Defaced pics of Burundi's Nkurunziza flood Twitter in support of jailed girls
There has been an outcry on social media over the arrests, with many calling for the girls' release and an end to what has been called censorship in the east African country.
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Burundi to shut UN rights office: sources
The government on Wednesday sent a verbal note to resident UN coordinator Garry Conille to transmit the message to the rights council's High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in Geneva.
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Burundi under fire at UN for expelling UN human rights team
Burundian Ambassador Renovat Tabu said the departure of the UN team had been spun to cast his government in a bad light.
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Burundi approves new constitution extending presidential term limit
The electoral commission reported that 73% had voted in favour of amendments extending the presidential term from five to seven years and allowing President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek two more terms.
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Attackers kill 26 in northwest Burundi ahead of vote
Burundi is due to hold a referendum on 17 May to decide whether to amend the constitution to extend presidential terms to seven years from five.
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Burundi detains official for saying president's foes should be thrown into lake
The comments by Melchiade Nzopfabarushe, made during a rally on Sunday to party members in his native village, came amid increased political jitters in Burundi.
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Burundi to hold referendum on extending presidential terms in May
The referendum will decide whether to amend the constitution to extend presidential terms to seven years from five.
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Burundians may need to pay for their next election
Civil servants will sacrifice a tenth of their salaries to finance the poll where President Pierre Nkurunziza plans to run for a fourth term.
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UN: Burundi leadership answerable for crimes against humanity
The commission said there were reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity had been committed since April 2015.
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Grenade attack kills eight in Burundi village, police say
At least 700 people have been killed in clashes between President Pierre Nkurunziza's supporters and his opponents since April 2015.
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Burundi minister shot dead in capital – police
Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was attacked as he travelled home in the central African nation’s capital Bujumbura.
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Burundi president's aide survives assassination attempt, guard killed
Willy Nyamitwe was returning home on Monday night when he was met with gunfire and grenade explosions.
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Human rights groups raise alarm over Burundi civil war, genocide
Human rights groups been a new intensification of repression and crimes against opponents of President Nkurunziza.
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Up to 600,000 people are short of food in Burundi – WFP
Most of those affected are in five provinces in the north and east of the central African country.
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Burundi says plans to quit the International Criminal Court
Burundi dismissed a UN decision to establish an inquiry to identify perpetrators of killings and torture.
