Burundi News

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda prosecution requested Wednesday life in prison for Protais Zigiranyirazo, brother-in-law of the former Rwandan President, Juvenal Habyarimana, reports Hirondelle ...

The exiled leader of Burundi's last rebel group returned to the capital on Friday to begin implementing a stalled deal seen as the final obstacle to peace in the tiny central African country.

Vietnam has called for an end to violence in the central African nation of Burundi, urging involved parties to strictly abide by the September 2006 Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement.

A joint statement by the Burundi government and the country's last remaining rebel group says the two sides have signed a 'cessation of hostilities.'

The statement says Monday's pact has been signed by Evariste Ndayishiniye for the government and National Liberation Force spokesman Pasteur Habimana.

A previous cease-fire signed in 2006 failed to hold after the two sides disagreed on its implementation _ although neither side renounced it.

At least 17 people died in fighting between the rebels and government last month. The rebels were also blamed for shelling the capital of Bujumbura in May.

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Nine people were wounded in an overnight grenade attack in the Burundian capital which authorities blamed on the rebel National Liberation Forces , a police spokesman said Friday.

The Security Council today expressed concern at the recent confrontation between rebels and Government forces in Burundi and called for both parties in the small African country to end their hostilities and ...

The tiny African nation of Burundi, seeking to emerge from a devastating civil war, has been again threatened by all-out conflict amid fresh clashes and failed talks between the government and rebels.

The fresh outbreak of fighting in Burundi could roll back valuable progress made since a peace agreement was reached in 2000, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon cautioned in a new report made public today.

The entire top leadership of the Burundi PALIPEHUTU FNL rebel group, save for its leader Agathon Rwasa, left yesterday for Burundi aboard a Tanzania government plane.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today's arrival in Burundi's capital of a delegation from the Palipehutu-FNL, the rebel group involved in deadly fighting with Government forces in recent weeks, for a ...

“Giving a message to a driver, using a communication tool he is familiar with, attracts his attention and raises his interest”

BUJUMBURA, 16 May 2008 - A new HIV prevention campaign targeting drivers of commercial vehicles and their passengers is causing a stir in Burundi, with some locals praising it as a much-needed tool in the fight ... via PlusNews.org

Kenya will officially open its Embassy in the Burundian capital Bujumbura this week. via Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

“Some of the opposition parties have openly come out in support of the FNL, and then within his own party, there is a split so that means he hasn't got the majority even in his own party anymore”

Burundi's military says it killed 50 members of a rebel group in clashes outside the capital Bujumbura on Wednesday night. via Voice of America

Anesie Hakizimana has had her house destroyed four times since the start of Burundi s civil war in 1993. via Taipei Times

“We are planning to send a group of elders from both warring sides to iron out the differences”

A FRICAN Union chief Jakaya Kikwete and Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, have called on African countries to send more troops to Somalia to stabilise the volatile country and strengthen an AU force on the ... via Guardian Newspapers

“This proves that the government and its army have chosen the war option instead of peace talks”

Burundi's army said on Thursday it had killed 50 fighters from the country's last active guerrilla group in renewed clashes outside the capital Bujumbura. via Reuters

“We have a meeting with representatives of the international community who support the peace process ... The aim is to discuss how we can arrive in Bujumbura without any problems”

Burundi's last rebel group said on Wednesday it would return home to implement a long-awaited peace deal and drop its demand for an amnesty, boosting hopes for peace in the country. via AlertNet

“We do not accept that decision”

Burundians breathed a sigh of relief in March 2008 when the government and sole remaining rebel group, the Forces nationales de lib ©ration , announced they would resume negotiations on 1 April and ... via IRIN News

“The rebel leaders have an objective, that's why I have surrendered. They say they want to cause a rebellion and if you question them they'll kill you.”

Rebels fighters have clashed with government troops in Burundi as the country tries to implement a peace deal. via Reuters Video