The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to extend the mission of an international probe into atrocities in Burundi, overriding strong pushback from the government accused of crimes against humanity.

Grenade attacks on two cafes killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, police and hospital sources said on Friday.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has voted to deploy a UN police force to restive Burundi, in its toughest measure aimed at helping end over a year of violence in the West African country.

A grenade attack in Burundi's capital Bujumbura has left four people dead, including a child.

Amnesty International says it has discovered five possible mass graves near Burundi’s capital, where a wave of political violence resulted in the deaths of scores of people last year.

Amnesty International has slammed Burundian security forces for using “violent tactics,” which killed tens of anti-government protesters in the capital, Bujumbura, in a single day earlier this month.

The African Union (AU)’s Peace and Security Council has proposed to dispatch 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi amid the deadly violence that has killed hundreds in the country.

The Burundian army says the death toll from a series of attacks against three military bases in the capital, Bujumbura, has risen to 87.

At least six people have been killed and several others wounded in violence in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura.

Unknown gunmen have shot at least seven people dead in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, ahead of a deadline for civilians to hand over weapons, amid ongoing tensions over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s new term in office.

The African Union (AU) has warned that the continuation of the political crisis in Burundi poses a major threat to both the country and the region.

Burundi has demanded the replacement of Belgian ambassador to the African country, citing the loss of confidence by the Burundian government in the European diplomat.

The UN has warned that Burundi risks sliding back into civil war due to a dramatic upsurge in killings following the controversial re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Burundi security forces used acid and iron bars to extract confessions from the opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza during his controversial bid for a third term in office, Amnesty International says.

A Burundian army general who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza has been killed in the country's capital, Bujumbura. The slaying comes after Nkurunziza won a third term in controversial elections.

Burundi rejects U.N. mediator after critical report about elections.

Polling stations in Burundi's parliamentary and local elections have officially opened following weeks of bloody unrest in the African country.

Grenade attack in Burundi's capital have killed four people.

A rights group in Burundi says at least 70 people, mostly civilians, were killed and hundreds of others wounded during weeks of political unrest in the African country.

Two of Burundi's vice presidents of the election commission have resigned and fled the country.