Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is putting a strain on neighboring Burundi. The United Nations ...

The president of Burundi has claimed that neighbouring Rwanda is planning to foment a conflict in his country, warning that it is backing a rebel group in an effort to destabilise its neighbour, ...

For several years, Burundi has been militarily involved in the crisis in eastern DR Congo. It operates alongside the Congolese armed forces (FARDC), FDLR – a Kinshasa-backed terrorist group formed by ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's president registered on Friday to run for a third term, in a move likely to stoke anger among protesters opposing his bid for another five years in office. Crowds have ...

Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza: the only candidate in the 2010 election. EPA / Yannick Tylle. Over the past few weeks the situation in Burundi has quickly deteriorated from the relative but ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's president registered on Friday to run for a third term, stoking anger among protesters opposing his bid for another five years in office. Hundreds of demonstrators ...

"If it continues like this, war risks becoming widespread in the region," Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye said. "It is not only Burundi, it is Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya -- it is the whole ...