Burundi

  • Mar 28, 2017
  • 7 min read

Burundian constitutional change will prove tumultuous

Several years since a disputed presidential vote, the country's politics present an intractable and dangerous situation

Burundi
  • Feb 27, 2017
  • 2 min read

Bujumbura may see little reason to engage in talks

The UN Secretary-General has issued new warnings over the political impasse in Burundi

Burundi
  • Jan 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

A prisoner release in Burundi offers only a respite

Bujumbura plans to release around 2,500 prisoners in a move it claims is designed to decongest prisons

Burundi
  • Jan 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

EU may balk at a new Burundian payment plan

Burundi's government has tentatively reversed a decision to withdraw from the AU Mission in Somalia

Burundi
  • Jan 17, 2017
  • 2 min read

Burundi’s withdrawal may weaken AMISOM

A pay dispute with the EU prompts Burundi to withdraw from a peacekeeping operation in Somalia

Somalia
  • Jan 12, 2017
  • 7 min read

Assassinations signal more violence ahead in Burundi

Targeted killings of high-profile government figures are the latest sign of simmering tensions

Burundi
  • Jan 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

Burundian minister's killing may worsen rights abuses

A government minister is shot dead in the latest act of political violence

Burundi
  • Dec 15, 2016
  • 7 min read

Rwanda will prioritise regional issues

Despite a new public row with France, Rwanda's foreign policy objectives are focused closer to home

Rwanda