A landlocked country in East Africa, Burundi is a low-income economy, with 80% of the population employed in the agricultural sector. Located in the Great Lakes region, Burundi is surrounded by Rwanda ...

Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country. Évariste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ...

In Burundi, an influx of Congolese individuals continues as they seek refuge from the advancing M23. Since the end of last week, the Burundian government has reported around ten thousand Congolese ...

GENEVA, March 7 (Reuters) - Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed stadium camp and ...

Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday. Rwandan-backed M23 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thousands displaced in DRC move to Burundi. [VOA] Around 42,000 people have fled the ...

President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack Burundi. The two countries are on opposite sides in the war in their giant neighbour, DR Congo.

This image taken from a video provided by U.N. World Food Program shows Rugombo Stadium where more than 45,000 Congolese refugees are sheltering on March 11, 2025, in Rugombo, Burundi. (WFP via AP ...