Burundi

Uganda’s ambassador to Burundi, Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza, has said the Parliament resolution to recall him from his diplomatic posting following his confrontation with a traffic police officer was a “stupid and unfair” decision.…

The Gabonese government has said it has put down a coup attempt after a group of soldiers briefly took over state radio and broadcast a statement calling on people to “rise up” while the president, Ali Bongo, was in Morocco recovering from…

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has reiterated his condemnation of what he described as Rwanda’s “destabilization” activities, saying efforts aimed at plunging his country into chaos would not bear fruit. In a televised address,…

Burundi and Rwanda are often considered as twins because of the number of resemblances in their societies: the presence of Hutu, Tutsi and Twa, the same language, beliefs systems, and traditions. Throughout the past century, the history…