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Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza dies of cardiac arrest

Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 55, according to official announcement. Nkurunziza’s death was announced Tuesday by the government. In a Twitter statement...

Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza seeks to extend his rule until 2034

Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-serving political leaders. So many of these African leaders have sought to remain in power for more than three terms, with a majority of them doing so through...

Burundi’s president Nkurunziza to retire with $530k and the title ‘Supreme Leader’

Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza, will earn $530,000 with a luxurious villa when he leaves office. This follows a vote on a draft law by the Eastern African country’s parliament. The draft law...

Burundi’s Nkurunziza declares six days of national prayer to solve country’s problems

Burundi has announced the setting aside of six days in January to commit the country into the hands of God. President Pierre Nkurunziza announced the move Wednesday, saying the six days of prayers would...

Will Burundi’s Nkurunziza stay true to his promise of stepping down in 2020?

Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza surprised the world when he announced that he would not be vying for the presidency in 2020. It was a shock considering that the country passed a new constitution...

Burundi’s President Nkurunziza named ‘eternal’ leader of ruling party

Ahead of a constitutional reform in May which could allow Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza to stay in power till 2034, the controversial leader has been named “Eternal Supreme Guide”...

Two Burundi officials arrested after tackling President Nkurunziza during football match

Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza is allowed to score controversial goals during matches with his personal team but you dare not seriously take him on. Two officials who tried to do so during a similar...

Nkurunziza Looks To Remove Burundi’s Presidential Term Limits Altogether

Burundi is set to abolish presidential term limits if the report prepared by the Inter-Burundian Dialogue Commission (CNDI), a commission formed by the embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza to examine...

Nkurunziza: West Plotting to Steal Burundi’s Mineral Wealth

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has lashed out at “foreigners” saying they are the ones fueling the ongoing civil strife in Burundi with the intention of gaining access to the country’s mineral...

11 Burundi Teens Arrested for Insulting President Nkurunziza

Eleven secondary school students in Burundi are in police custody and risk going to jail for allegedly insulting the embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza. The offence is punishable by up to five years...

Why this Burundi king crowned at the age of three in 1915 is buried in Switzerland

Ten years ago, the body of Burundi’s former king Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng was dug up in Switzerland and kept in a cold room at a Geneva funeral parlor as part of a legal case brought by the king’s...

Burundi expels WHO representative ahead of polls

Burundi has declared the country’s World Health Organization (WHO) representative a persona non grata. Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo and three of his aides; Professor Daniel Tarzy, Dr. Ruhana Mirindi Bisimwa,...

Burundi police kill 22 “evil-doers” in clashes

Burundi police have killed at least 22 people the spokesperson describes as “evil-doers” belonging to an armed group, in clashes near the major city of Bujumbura. Police revealed on Tuesday...

Burundi’s first lady praised after releasing song against men who abuse women over infertility [VIDEO]

Burundi’s first lady Denise Nkurunziza has released a song raising awareness to end violence against women. The song titled ‘Umukenyezi Arengeye Kuvyara Gusa’ meaning ‘A Woman is More than Just...

Rwanda accused of stealing drum beat after Burundi’s royal sacred drums were ‘illegally’ played on TV show

Burundi officials have hit hard at organisers of East Africa’s Got Talent show after allowing the country’s sacred drums to be displayed during the event in Kigali, Rwanda. A group of Burundian refugees...

Burundi president angers minority Tutsis by renaming major landmarks after Hutus

A new decision by the president of Burundi to distort the country’s history by renaming some of its major landmarks after the majority Hutus has angered the minority Tutsi populace sparking a new national...

Consolidation of democracy in Africa’s Great Lakes Region remains a vague hope

Despite being one of Africa’s richest regions in natural resources, Africa’s Great Lakes Region hosts some of the most undemocratic governments in the continent. Presidential palaces seem to have become...

4 top African journalists who went missing under mysterious circumstances

Over 2,000 African journalists, representatives of civil society organizations, politicians, academia and the judiciary, have gathered in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for the celebration of this...

3 Burundi schoolgirls face up to five years in prison for defacing picture of president

Three teenage schoolgirls from the Kirundo province in Burundi have been detained for defacing a picture of President Pierre Nkurunziza in their textbooks. The girls, who are all under the age of 18, were...

African leaders you did not know were sportspeople

Day in and out, many top African personalities tell of how they went through sleepless nights and empty stomachs for days to get to the top. It’s very common to see many entrepreneurs on TV or at conferences...