Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 55, the government in Gitega said Tuesday. Monday's report said there has been a wave of "fear and repression" against ...

had "dismissed" Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza from his duties. What followed thereafter was nothing short of dramatic. Mr Nkurunziza frantically tried to leave his hotel room at the Dar es ...

Burundi's ruling party has bestowed the title of 'eternal supreme guide' on President Pierre Nkurunziza, a party official has confirmed Sunday, as critics claim he wants to lock in power for life.

In 2015, then-president Pierre Nkurunziza's run for a third term in office sparked protests and a failed coup, with violence leaving at least 1,200 people dead while some 400,000 fled the country.