20110811
Reuters
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed one soldier and seriously wounded five people in western Burundi, the latest attack in a spate of violent incidents that have raised fears of a new insurgency in the central African country.

20110625
xinhua
BUJUMBURA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Friday officially launched a national program to construct at least 100 villages, the state-run radio reported.

20110327
reuters

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Uganda and Burundi said on Saturday they have committed 3,000 extra troops to the African Union mission in Somalia, bolstering the fight against insurgents.

20101231
UN News

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Karin Landgren of Sweden as his new envoy for Burundi, where she will head the scaled-down United Nations operation tasked with helping the Central African nation consolidate peace and development.

20110101
xinhua

BUJUMBURA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) is migrating from the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) as of Saturday, a senior UN official said.

20101206
UN News

Burundi has made significant progress over the past year in moving away from its violent past towards a future of peace, stability and development but security, food, human rights and sexual violence remain matters of concern, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.

20101025
africanews

Burundi's former rebel movement member was executed overnight by a group of men wearing police uniforms north of the capital Bujumbura, officials said. "Eight armed men, including six in police uniforms, entered the home of a National Liberation Forces demobilised member called Anicet Ndayshimiye and took him away," local official Jean-Pierre Ndayiragije said.

20100925
reuters

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A series of macabre civilian murders in Burundi is threatening the central African nation's fragile political stability, and has raised fears that a new rebellion might be brewing.

20100924
allafrica

Rukoko — Several mysterious killings in Burundi, where memories of civil war are still fresh, have spread fear and disrupted livelihoods, while authorities have sought to play down talk of renewed armed insurrection, blaming some of the deaths on bandits.

20100920
africanews

Days after Malawi's leader, Bingu wa Mutharika, held talks with Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country has signed an agreement to explore minerals in the landlocked African country.

20100727
allafrica

Bujumbura — The coalition of 11 major opposition parties which boycotted July 23 national assembly elections will also boycott elections to the senate on July 28.

20100727
reuters

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's ruling party CNDD-FDD secured a big majority in the coffee producer's parliamentary election, winning 81.19 percent of the vote, official results showed on Tuesday.

20100723
africanews

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election, one of a series of ballots seen as a test for the central African country's democratic credentials after years of civil war.

20100719
africanews

Police in Burundi is holding a journalist for alleged "treason" for an article questioning whether the security forces could deal with an attack like one that hit Uganda a week ago, an official said.

20100718
africanews

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi authorities have arrested a journalist over an article questioning security forces' ability to respond to attacks by Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents, his relatives said on Sunday.

20100628
africanews

Some 3.5 million Burundians go to the polls Monday to elect their president for the next five years, casting their ballots in favour or against the ruling CNDD-FDD candidate Pierre Nkurunziza.

20100627
voanews

A leading member of Burundi’s ruling CNDD-FDD party says the government has tightened security to ensure the presidential election scheduled to begin Monday morning is credible and devoid of violence.

20100622
voanews

As Burundi prepares for its presidential poll next week, incidents of violence and opposition boycotts have cast a cloud over hopes for democratic reform.

20100605
Reuters

The lone remaining opposition candidate in this month's presidential election in Burundi has quit the race because of concerns the vote will be rigged, leaving incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza without a challenger.

20100602
Africa News

Burundi's upcoming presidential elections suffered a major blow with the withdrawal of five opposition candidates. The poll is scheduled to place on June 28.