List of Burundi articles
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Burundian children stand behind a fence as they wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on June 11, 2015. Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Forced removal under the guise of voluntary repatriation could place over 100,000 refugees at risk of harm in their home country.
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A man hangs a Burundian flag on the lead bus transporting repatriated refugees arriving at the Gisuru border crossing on Oct. 3, 2019 in Ruyigi, Burundi. Kicking Refugees Out Makes Everyone Less Safe
Tanzania is pushing Burundian refugees out—and endangering the region’s stability.
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Burundi's national flag is set at half-mast at the state house as Burundi mourns the death of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, in Bujumbura on June 10. Will Burundi’s New President Seize the Moment?
The sudden death of the outgoing president, the coronavirus pandemic, and an ailing economy mean that wide-ranging reforms are needed more than ever.
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Nzeyimana Consolate arrives carrying her baby at the Nyabitara transit site, among other Burundian refugees, on Oct. 3, 2019 in Ruyigi, Burundi. Nearly 600 Burundians who fled political violence in their home country to Tanzania were repatriated voluntarily, the U.N. refugee agency said. Sending Refugees Back Makes the World More Dangerous
Repatriating refugees to dangerous countries violates international law and breeds conflict, instability, and future crises. Regional work visas and long-term integration into host countries are more promising solutions.
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Document of the Week: Nixon’s Little-Known Crusade Against Genocide in Burundi
A 1972 memo downplaying the slaughter of Hutus in Burundi stirred an angry scrawled response from the president.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fleeing Burundi Won’t Protect You From Its Government
A Burundian militia is crossing borders to terrorize refugees and infiltrate the aid agencies that are supposed to protect them.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the International Criminal Court Crumbling Before Our Eyes?
With three African countries giving notice that they intend to abandon the ICC, a coordinated exodus might soon be coming.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burundi Promised More Countries Would Withdraw from the ICC. Now South Africa Has.
Now that Burundi and South Africa have moved to leave the ICC, more African countries are expected to follow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Washington Is Unhappy That Burundi Is ‘Very Happy’ to Be Leaving the ICC
The Burundian government wants to leave the International Criminal Court. They're well on their way.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burundi: Sepp Blatter Tried to ‘Bribe’ Our President to Step Down
The disgraced former football chief claims he was asked to intervene in Burundi's political crisis -- and did.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 You Can’t Buy Happiness, But You Can Measure It
Report finds that Denmark is the world's happiest country and Burundi is its least.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rwanda’s Way of Solving Its Refugee Problem? Kick Its Refugees Out.
For months Burundi has accused Rwanda of arming Burundian refugees. Now Rwanda is kicking the refugees out.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Burundi Intervention That Wasn’t
When the African Union threatened to force a peacekeeping mission, Burundi called its bluff — and threw the pan-African body’s credibility into question in the process.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burundi Denies Press Crackdown, Then Arrests Two Journalists
Burundi arrested a French journalist and a British photojournalist Thursday, after claiming the country's press is not threatened by the government.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Satellite Images Point Finger at Burundian Forces in Mass Killing
In mid-December, dozens of dead bodies disappeared from Bujumbura's streets. New evidence of mass graves may solve the mystery of where they went — and who’s to blame.
