This tiny landlocked nation in East Africa is the world's poorest country, whose inhabitants grapple with hunger and economic hardship on a daily basis.

The official and witnesses said the incident happened after accusations made by members of the ruling party's powerful youth movement.

A senior opposition official in Burundi on Saturday criticised the African Union for describing the country's election as ...

The African Union has appointed President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi as the Special Envoy for the Sahel region. The ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced that Burundi has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, ...

Trachoma, a bacterial eye infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the leading infectious cause of blindness ...

African Union Chairperson appoints H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, as his Special Envoy for the Sahel region ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it ...

The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between Burundi and the international financial institution, and on ...

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye met on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, with Dr. Zarau Wendeline Kibwe, the new Executive ...

Burundi ranks as the world's poorest country in GDP per capita, according to the World Bank's 2023 index. Three-quarters of its 12 million people live below the poverty line. str-er/jj.