Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died after a suspected bout with the coronavirus — which would make him the first world leader to succumb to the pandemic, according to a report. The ...

Presidential, legislative and communal council elections, under the simmering political violence and the growing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ngozi NAIROBI (Reuters) - President ...

Former Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, June 8, was scheduled to hand over power in August to his hand-picked successor retired Maj.Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye. Parliament had ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The startling death of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week ...

The president of Burundi, whose third-term bid incited a failed coup and drove thousands from the eastern African country in 2015, died from cardiac arrest on Monday at age 55, his government ...

Burundian drumming is a global phenomenon, featured in blockbuster movies and best-selling albums. But at home, authorities have restricted it to official functions — and banned women from performing.

Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack, the country’s government says. Nkurunziza, 55, died of a heart attack at a local hospital on June 8, according to a statement released ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has won a third term in office, an electoral official announced Friday, amid controversy over whether his new term is constitutional.

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Burundi edged closer toward a civil war Thursday with the announcement of the launch of a new rebel group that aims to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza. A former senior officer ...