Burundi
Rwanda Wants Burundian Refugees Out
Rwanda said it is planning to send the thousands of Burundian refugees to other countries following recent accusations from the US and UN saying Rwanda is aiding in the recruitment of people from camps to fight on behalf of the Burundian opposition.
UN Panel Says Rwanda Is Training Rebels to Depose Burundi's President
The report is the strongest evidence yet of the long-suspected hand of Rwanda in its neighbor's crisis — a development which threatens to morph domestic strife into a regional war.
The African Union Plans a Trip to Burundi After Its Peacekeeping Plan Fails
Plans to send AU troops into Burundi, with or without the government's consent, began to unravel over the weekend as several African leaders said they would not support the proposal.
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Security Forces Allegedly Buried Bodies in Mass Graves in Burundi
Amnesty International says security forces buried the bodies of rebels after an attack on a government base as the African Union urges the president to accept peacekeeping forces to prevent further violence.
Burundian Security Forces Gang-Raped Women and Slaughtered Tutsis, Says the UN
In a distressing brief, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said that witnesses reported the existence of at least nine mass graves in and around Bujumbura believed to contain some 100 bodies.
Exclusive: Leaked UN Memo Shows There's No Plan to Prevent Genocide in Burundi
VICE News obtained a confidential memo written by the UN’s peacekeeping office that shows the organization is woefully unprepared to prevent worsening bloodshed in Burundi.
Burundi's President Vows to Fight Back if African Union Troops Enter His Country
The African Union has said it's prepared to send thousands of peacekeepers to Burundi, but President Pierre Nkurunziza says he’ll "respond" if they cross the border without his permission.
The Year Sub-Saharan Africa's Youth Pushed Back Against the Powers That Be
It's no coincidence that protests this year in the Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and South Africa came at a time when Africa's youth population is booming.
There's a New Fighting Force in Increasingly Violent Burundi
The announcement by a former army commander pushes the country closer to open war.
Burundi Says It Doesn't Need Peacekeepers — But the African Union Wants to Send 5,000 Troops
Burundi, which UN officials say is on the brink of civil war, said there is no need for a peacekeeping mission. But the AU has invoked a rule which allows it to deploy a force without a country's consent.
UN Rights Chief Says Burundi Is on the 'Cusp of a Civil War,' Calls for Intervention
Stressing the severity of the situation in Burundi, High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein spoke less than a week after armed men waged early morning attacks on multiple military bases in and outside of the capital of Bujumbura.