Bujumbura, Rwanda: The United States urged Burundi's president on Tuesday to drop planned constitutional changes that could upset a delicate ethnic power balance, warning that the country risked a ...

The former head of Burundi's army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday, further fuelling fears of a new civil war in the restive east central African country. Colonel Jean Bikomagu, ...

* Protesters have been on streets for more than two weeks DAR ES SALAAM, May 13 (Reuters) - Protest organisers in Burundi urged African leaders meeting in Tanzania on Wednesday to demand that their ...

2003-07-19 04:00:00 PDT Bujumbura, Burundi-- Minutes after an artillery shell crashed through Jean-Marie Niyongabo's roof at 11 p.m., his neighbor rushed in to ask if anyone was hurt. The simple act ...

Burundi has moved closer to civil war after insurgents attacked military camps in the capital last week and authorities responded with house searches, arrests and alleged summary executions, the U.N.

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. At an emergency meeting last week, the U.N.'s high commissioner for Human Rights expressed grave ...