Burundi

  • May 9, 2019
  • 7 min read

Burundi’s crisis may re-intensify as polls approach

With a year to go until elections, political tensions are on the rise again

Burundi
  • Feb 27, 2019
  • 7 min read

Rwanda-Burundi tensions threaten regional stability

Growing tensions and alleged support for armed opposition groups present a rising risk of deepening conflict

Rwanda
  • Feb 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

Burundi’s Somalia threat may ring hollow

Angered by the reduction of its troops in the AU Mission in Somalia, Burundi is threatening a full withdrawal

Burundi
  • Sep 21, 2018
  • 7 min read

Central Africa inches closer towards proxy war

Tensions are rising within and between countries in the Great Lakes; so is cross-border armed activity

Central Africa
  • Aug 29, 2018
  • 7 min read

Burundi will seek to ease its international isolation

The government's handling of the post-2015 crisis has left Burundi diplomatically adrift, and its economy in tatters

Burundi
  • May 8, 2018
  • 7 min read

Burundi crisis will persist beyond referendum

After his re-election in 2015 prompted a crisis, the president is now eying reforms to extend his rule until 2034

Burundi
  • Feb 15, 2018
  • 2 min read

Africa’s development may hinge on investment in people

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations

Africa
  • Jan 4, 2018
  • 7 min read

Burundian constitutional reform will deepen crisis

The ruling party's plans to amend the constitution threaten cornerstones of Burundi's stability

Burundi