[CPJ] Kampala -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the provisional release of journalist Sandra Muhoza and calls on Burundian authorities not to oppose her appeal of her conviction.

[RFI] A new secretary-general of the United Nations will be appointed on 1 January, 2027 to succeed Antonio Guterres, with three current nominations on the table - former Senegalese president Macky Sall, plus former Chilean president Michelle Bachele...

[New Times] When Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye assumed the chairpersonship of the African Union (AU) on February 14 during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, he stepped into a role m...

[UN News] Concerns have been raised about the "coercive" repatriation from Tanzania of Burundian refugees, many of whom do not want to return to their home country.

[RFI] A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed on the first day alone, according to local a...

[Shabelle] Bujumbura, Burundi -- Burundi has reopened its land border with the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than two months of closure caused by fighting in eastern Congo, officials said Monday.

[New Times] Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has said Burundi would find it "difficult" trying to engage in African Union-led mediation of the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

[This Day] Abuja -- Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday joined other African leaders and beyond at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has intensified Ethiopia's diplomatic engagement at the continental level, holding high-level talks with regional leaders on shared African priorities and cooperation.

[African Union] The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning conferred with H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, on the margins of the 39th AU Summit at the AU Headquarters.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timothewos, held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Burundi, Rwanda and Tunisia on the sidelines of the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Co...

[Crisis Group] Nairobi/Brussels -- Africa is beset by trouble at home while grasping for options in dealing with today's jumbled global order. The challenges to peace and security are many. This briefing identifies seven that should top the agenda as...

[U.S. Embassy Bujumbura] On Friday, February 6, 2026, the United States signed a five-year bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Burundi valued at nearly $156 million, in accordance with the America First...

[The New Humanitarian] "I would rather die before I returned to Burundi."