BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — A leading rights activist in Burundi was shot and wounded late Monday by unknown assailants in the capital, Bujumbura, a civic leader said. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — As conflict in Burundi escalates along the same ethnic lines that fueled genocide in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi’s president on Wednesday warned the world to stay out, ...

Refugee crisis in Tanzania sparked by unrest in neighboring Burundi Thousands have fled their homes and headed across the border to the tiny fishing village of Kagunga, on Lake Tanganyika UNHCR is ...

Hundreds of mourners in Burundi spilled out of a funeral service Tuesday at a Catholic church, their hands raised and their palms open in what is now a global meme against police violence. They were ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – A little more than a week ago, Benny Uwamahoro went out for a beer. He met up with some friends, listened to some music and then received a mysterious call around 8:30 p.m. asking ...

As protests and sporadic violence continue to roil his country, Burundi’s President has pushed back the parliamentary and local council elections by one week, to June 6, a presidential spokesman said ...

Burundi’s journalists and human rights defenders have had a rough year. A relentless government crackdown has forced almost all of them to flee the country. The assault has been overwhelming: ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Carrying prized possessions, scores of people fled Burundi’s capital Saturday before a looming security crackdown that many fear will be ...

A soldier breaks through a police blockade as protesters march through the Musaga district of Bujumbura, in Burundi, Monday, May 11, 2015. Police and army negotiated with over 2000 protesters to allow ...

Violence from coordinated attacks on three Burundian army installations killed 87 people, an army spokesman said Saturday, showing the escalating turmoil over the disputed third term of President ...

Military generals in Burundi who tried to stage a coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza were arrested Friday, the president's office said. Godefroid Niyombare, the leader of the plot, remains at ...

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday appeared in the capital for the first time since an attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza appeared before journalists at his ...