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Biden lifts sanctions from four Burundi officials

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Biden lifts sanctions from four Burundi officials

The Biden administration has lifted sanctions imposed upon Burundi officials, citing positive political developments in the country.

Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies at 55

World News // 3 years ago

Outgoing Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies at 55

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 55, the government in Gitega said Tuesday.

Burundi gov't using fear, repression ahead of election, watchdog says

World News // 3 years ago

Burundi gov't using fear, repression ahead of election, watchdog says

Monday's report said there has been a wave of "fear and repression" against political opposition, independent organizations and news media ahead of the May 20 election.

Belgium apologizes for kidnapping mixed-race children during colonial era

World News // 5 years ago

Belgium apologizes for kidnapping mixed-race children during colonial era

Belgium apologized this week for the kidnapping of mixed-race children during its colonial rule of Burundi, the Congo and Rwanda.

Burundi completes withdrawal from ICC

World News // 6 years ago

Burundi completes withdrawal from ICC

Burundi officially withdrew from the ICC a year after the government initiated proceedings saying the court was biased against African nations.

Burundi Environment Minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru assassinated

World News // 7 years ago

Burundi Environment Minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru assassinated

Burundi police confirmed the country's environment minister, Emmanuel Niyonkuru, was shot dead while returning home from a New Year's Eve party.

United Nations to send police force to Burundi

World News // 7 years ago

United Nations to send police force to Burundi

The U.N. Security Council authorized the deployment of an international police force to prevent violence and human-rights violations in Burundi.

Burundian general, wife, daughter shot dead

World News // 8 years ago

Burundian general, wife, daughter shot dead

Gunmen shot and killed a Burundian army general, his wife and their daughter as they dropped her off at school.

Rwanda prepares to relocate 70,000 Burundian refugees

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Rwanda prepares to relocate 70,000 Burundian refugees

Rwanda announced plans Friday to relocate as many as 70,000 refugees who fled there from neighboring Burundi.

African Union abandons plan to send peacekeepers to conflict-stricken Burundi

World News // 8 years ago

African Union abandons plan to send peacekeepers to conflict-stricken Burundi

The A.U. will abandon plans to send 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi in an effort to restore stability, a plan condemned by embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Pierre Nkurunziza (born 18 December 1963) is the President of Burundi and chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). The CNDD was an ethnic Hutu rebel group in Burundi, but transformed itself into a political party.

Nkurunziza was born in 1963 in Burundi's capital city of Bujumbura. He attended primary school in Ngozi province and secondary school in Kitega before graduating from the University of Burundi in 1990. At the university, he majored in education and sports.

His father, Eustache Ngabisha, was elected to the Parliament of Burundi in 1965 and later became governor of two provinces before being killed in 1972 during a period of ethnic violence that claimed the lives of over 100,000 Burundians.

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