Tag: Burundi
Ex-Burundi leader Nkurunziza to be buried in the capital
Former Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza who ruled for nearly 15 years will be buried on Friday in the capital, Gitega.…
Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye to be sworn in as president
Burundi's newly-elected president, Evariste Ndayishimiye is due to be sworn in on Thursday - two months earlier than planned. The…
Nkurunziza death: Burundi court rules to end power vacuum
Burundi’s top court has made a ruling aimed at ending the power vacuum created by the sudden death of President…
Secular music banned as Burundi mourns late President Nkurunziza
Burundi's cabinet has suspended playing secular music in public places during the seven-day mourning announced by the government following the…
Burundi’s first lady returns after husband’s death
Denise Nkurunziza, the widow of Burundi’s late president, returned home from receiving medical treatment in Kenya hours after the announcement…
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of cardiac arrest at 55
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to…