Pierre Nkurunziza
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Burundians responsible for serious rights violations continue to enjoy impunity
- Africa
- September 17, 2020, 19:28
Burundians responsible for serious human rights violations continue to enjoy impunity despite the death of the previous president, according to a Unit(...)

Africa’s coronavirus cases top 200,000
- Africa
- June 10, 2020, 17:17
Africa topped 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, less than three weeks after the continent passed the 100,000 mark, on May 22nd. South(...)

Burundi’s outgoing president dies ‘of heart attack’ aged 55
- Africa
- June 9, 2020, 19:04
President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central Af(...)

Burundi’s ruling party wins troubled presidential election
- Africa
- May 25, 2020, 19:02
Burundi’s ruling party candidate, retired general Evariste Ndayishimiye, has won the presidential election with 69 per cent of votes cast, the elector(...)

Polls open in Burundi amidst health and violence concerns
- Africa
- May 20, 2020, 16:45
Burundians voted on Wednesday in their first competitive presidential election since a civil war erupted in 1993, with the election commission calling(...)

Burundi expels World Health Organisation officials ahead of presidential elections
- Africa
- May 14, 2020, 18:08
Burundi has expelled officials and experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) ahead of next Wednesday’s presidential elections, which will go ah(...)

Over 6,000 bodies found in mass graves in Burundi
- Africa
- February 15, 2020, 19:34
Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found more than 6,000 bodies in six mass graves in Karusi province, the largest finding since the la(...)

‘This is an emergency’: Bomb scare on flight dwarfed by Burundi’s crises
- Africa
- December 12, 2019, 18:38
The aircraft was already on the ground when the pilot made the announcement. “This is an emergency,” he said, his voice unnaturally high-pitched. He t(...)

Burundi’s hard-pressed citizens being forced to pay for 2020 election
- Africa
- December 6, 2019, 18:25
Burundi’s ruling party is using its youth wing to force citizens to contribute money towards elections next year, according to a rights group, which s(...)

Mnangagwa appeals for unity after Zimbabwe election win
- Africa
- August 3, 2018
Zimbabwe’s opposition alliance vowed on Friday to legally challenge the disputed election results that saw the ruling Zanu-PF party hold on to power(...)