Burundians responsible for serious rights violations continue to enjoy impunity
UN inquiry says torture, rape and arbitrary detention among the wrongdoings documented over the past 16 months
Africa’s coronavirus cases top 200,000
South Africa is the most affected country, with more than 52,000 confirmed cases
Burundi’s outgoing president dies ‘of heart attack’ aged 55
Pierre Nkurunziza, who ran repressive regime for 15 years, was due to stand down in August
Burundi’s ruling party wins troubled presidential election
Contested victory comes after campaign marked by claims of political violence
Polls open in Burundi amidst health and violence concerns
Election meant to usher in the first democratic transition in 58 years of independence for impoverished east African nation
Burundi expels World Health Organisation officials ahead of presidential elections
Concerns grow over potential clashes and spread of Covid-19 as country prepares to vote
Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves in Burundi
Truth and Reconciliation Commission finds the remains during nationwide excavation
‘This is an emergency’: Bomb scare on flight dwarfed by Burundi’s crises
Locals glad to play hero for once after trip from Addis Ababa to Rwanda takes worrying turn
Burundi’s hard-pressed citizens being forced to pay for 2020 election
Rights-abusing ruling party’s youth wing blocking services to those not contributing
Mnangagwa appeals for unity after Zimbabwe election win
Opposition says it will legally challenge results in first election since Robert Mugabe ousted
Burundi police detain British, French journalists in raids
Arrests made during sweep for rebels in flashpoint districts of capital Bujumbura
UN reports gang-rapes and mass graves in Burundi
Security forces said to have attacked women during searches of opposition supporters’ houses
Burundi’s government says it will not join peace talks
Doubt over talks in Tanzania over inclusion of parties government blames for violence
African leaders roll back presidential term limits
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame is latest president to alter constitution in order to stay in power
Rwanda’s president to seek a third term in 2017
Kagame makes announcement following changes to constitution that could allow him stay in power for many years
Burundi will attack any AU peacekeepers sent in - president
African Union ready to send 5,000 soldiers to protect civilians from escalating violence
African Union to send peacekeepers to Burundi
No troops will be allowed to enter without government permission, says Burundi
Burundi on cusp of civil war, warns UN human rights chief
Violence has unnerved a region that remains volatile two decades after Rwandan genocide
Death toll in escalating Burundi violence reaches 87
Residents hide as battle heard throughout Friday with sporadic gunfire overnight
Rwanda’s president calls on Burundi to avoid ethnic violence
Paul Kagame highlighted ethnic violence that ended in genocide in Rwanda in 1994
Why are we so mean in our response to the refugee crisis?
I know from living in Rwanda, and seeing the effects of Burundi’s instability, that even a small country can move mountains to help victims of war or persecution
Obama: Africa’s presidents-for-life threaten democracy
Obama in Ethopia makes case for African leaders to respect term limits
Burundi’s Nkurunziza wins third-term in office
UN warns more than half a million Burundians may leave country if crisis persists
Test case for African justice as leaders seek alternative
Regionally run court with mandate similar to ICC’s is ultimately desirable
Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza appears in public
In his first appearance since the attempted coup against him, Nkurunziza warns of threat of al Shabaab
Clock turns back in Burundi
Violence could plunge the country back into a Hutu-Tutsi ethnic conflict whose wounds remain raw
Clashes persist in Burundi capital after attempted coup
Periods of calm broken by violence as rival factions struggle to control city
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