[The Exchange] Better known as the 'heart of Africa', Burundi's economic pulse has been slow over the years, but the rhythm is steadily gaining momentum, dancing to the tune of President Évariste Ndayishimiye, given his recent purge of top officials...

[DW] An increasing number of asylum seekers are taking advantage of Serbia's visa-free policy to enter the country - but now the Balkan nation is backing down under EU pressure and imposing entry requirements on Burundians.

[ISS] President Ndayishimiye's purge of top officials shows the fragility of recent economic and political policy changes.

[HRW] During the reporting period, many trends documented since the beginning of Burundi's human rights crisis in April 2015 persisted. In late April 2015, public demonstrations broke out in response to the late president Pierre Nkurunziza's decision...

[The Conversation Africa] Burundi's president, General Évariste Ndayishimiye, recently sacked the country's prime minister Guillaume Bunyoni after alleging that Bunyoni was plotting a coup against the government.