France has decided to suspend its security cooperation with Burundi, a French diplomat says, amid a crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Central African country.

The Burundian opposition says many of its figures have gone into hiding in the capital, Bujumbura, after one of the country’s opposition leaders was assassinated.

At least three people have lost their lives and a number of others have been wounded in Burundi after unknown assailants threw two grenades into a market in the capital Bujumbura, police say.

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has signed a decree delaying parliamentary and local council elections by one week.

The government in Burundi has been accused of repressing the media after foiling an attempted military coup.

Four people have been killed and dozens wounded in Burundi when police opened fire on a group of demonstrators protesting against a controversial bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza for a third term in office, which the opposition says is unconstitutional.

The chief of staff of Burundi's army has pledged the military's loyalty to the country's authorities as the central African nation is witnessing violent protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid for a third term in office.

At least 100 armed men have been killed after a cross-border attack against the African nation of Burundi from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a top military source says.

The Burundian government via the east African country's Central Bank (BRB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Feb. 7 signed a cooperation agreement whereby the BRB appointed IFC to provide "specific advisory" services to support the Burundi market in developing an appropriate credit reporting system, a press release from the IFC said Monday.

Burundians Monday commemorated the 19th anniversary of the assassination of Burundi's first democratically elected President Melchior Ndadaye, killed on Oct. 21, 1993, urging justice for the late president.

20120904
AFP
An ex-leader of Burundi's former rebel National Liberation Forces on Monday claimed responsibility for a weekend attack near the capital and announced the creation of a new FNL faction.

2012-07-11
Xinhua
At least four persons were seriously injured when an unidentified person on Monday night blasted a grenade at Birohe in a crowd in the suburb of Gitega town , a local administration authority told Xinhua by phone on Tuesday.

20120623
AP
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Burundian journalist said Friday that a group of independent reporters would consider staging street protests over the conviction this week of a radio reporter on terrorism charges stemming from a deadly attack on a bar last year.

20111017
Reuters
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Police seized weapons and police uniforms during a raid on Burundi's main university in which a student died from inhaling teargas, and another was arrested, a spokesman said on Sunday.

20110920
Reuters
Bujumbura (Reuters) - Gunmen have stormed a bar in Burundi killing at least 36 people, the deadliest attack in the Central African country this year that has heightened fears of a return to civil war.

20110919
Reuters
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Gunmen in Burundi killed at least 21 people when they stormed a bar outside the capital, Bujumbura, late on Sunday, in the deadliest attack in the central African country this year.