Tag: Burundi
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…
Burundi election: Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp blocked
Burundi has blocked social media platforms on election day as voters choose a leader to replace long-serving president Pierre Nkurunziza.…
WHO in dark over why Burundi expelled its staff
The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of evacuating four members of its staff from Burundi after they…