Burundi President Accuses Police Officers of Corruption, Says Graft Undermines Public Security
"Public order is violated in full view of police officers, and some of them are corrupt," Ndayishimiye says, alleging bribery is undermining law...
Burundi’s Supreme Court Chief Warns Commercial Court Delays Are Driving Away Investors
“Whenever we meet with banks and businesspeople, they complain about the commercial court,” Gamaliel Nkurunziza says as he calls for faster case resolution.
IMF, Economists Urge Burundi to Unify Exchange Rates Amid Economic Strains
Burundi’s widening exchange rate gap has distorted the economy for years, with experts calling for reforms to address shortages, rising prices and market...
Congolese Refugees Allege Four Killed in Protest Over Delayed Repatriation at Burundi’s Busuma Camp
Refugees accuse security forces of using excessive force during the unrest, while Burundi officials reject the claims and say police acted to restore...
Ten Years On, Press Freedom Groups Renew Calls for Answers Over Burundi Journalist’s Disappearance
RSF, CPJ and Iwacu say Burundian authorities have failed to explain what happened to journalist Jean Bigirimana, whose disappearance remains unresolved a decade...
Ntahangwa Commune Administrator Suspended Following Allegations of Incompetence and Misuse of Public Funds
Alexis Havyarimana becomes the first commune administrator removed from office since Burundi reduced the number of communes from 119 to 42 under its...
Eight Killed in Stampede After Kanguka Evangelical Crusade in Burundi
Nine others were injured after a crowd crush at the end of a religious gathering in Bujumbura, with police saying the stampede followed...
Burundi’s Supreme Court Chief Warns Commercial Court Delays Are Driving Away Investors
“Whenever we meet with banks and businesspeople, they complain about the commercial court,” Gamaliel Nkurunziza says as he calls for faster case resolution.
IMF, Economists Urge Burundi to Unify Exchange Rates Amid Economic Strains
Burundi’s widening exchange rate gap has distorted the economy for years, with experts calling for reforms to address shortages, rising prices and market...
Congolese Refugees Allege Four Killed in Protest Over Delayed Repatriation at Burundi’s Busuma Camp
Refugees accuse security forces of using excessive force during the unrest, while Burundi officials reject the claims and say police acted to restore...
Ntahangwa Commune Administrator Suspended Following Allegations of Incompetence and Misuse of Public Funds
Alexis Havyarimana becomes the first commune administrator removed from office since Burundi reduced the number of communes from 119 to 42 under its...