[East African] Last week marked six years since the protests erupted against former Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza as he vied for a third term that opposition believed was unconstitutional.

[East African] As the world marked the World Press Freedom Day on Monday, Burundi marked improved media freedom ranking even as journalists hoped for more freedoms to do their work.

[Nation] Children born today in the Great Lakes Region will suffer the consequences of persistent violence even if fighting stopped now. This signals a long-term impact on communities battered by fighting.

[UNHCR] Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees find long-term solutions in the heart of Africa's Great Lakes Region.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Amnesty International has renewed pressure on the Burundian Government to release an activist jailed for 32 years.

[CAJ News] Bujumbura -- THOUSANDS of households in Burundi are stranded as the Lake Tanganyika water levels rise to heights never seen before in 57 years.

[New Times] A total of 159 Burundian refugees on Tuesday voluntarily repatriated from Mahama Refugee Camp to their home country, officials confirmed.

[East African] The United Nations is pointing a finger at Tanzania and Burundi for subjecting refugees and asylum seekers who fled Burundi to new repression and torture.

[African Arguments] It is near meaningless to prioritise development in a region where leaders violate their citizens' human rights with impunity.

[MSF] Thursday, April 22, 2021 -- Teams from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have carried out a number of large-scale malaria prevention campaigns in eastern Burundi in recent years, most recently in the hills of Kinyinya. Their objective: to attack th...

[MSF] Teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have carried out a number of large-scale malaria prevention campaigns in eastern Burundi in recent years, most recently in the hills of Kinyinya. Their objective: to attack the disease at its source b...

[Citizen] Kibondo -- The government is encouraging Burundi refugees to go back home across the common border, assuring them that their country is safe and stable.

[UN News] The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.

[OHCHR] Geneva -- Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances have allegedly been carried out by the Tanzanian police and intelligence services in cooperation with the Burundian intelligence services, the experts said.

[East African] The Burundian government and European Union Thursday winded up the second round of political dialogue aimed at improving relations and leading to the lifting of sanctions imposed on Burundi since 2015.