Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent

Burundi has not yet dealt with its violent past, and successive leaders have failed to stop state repression. A political dialogue is urgently needed

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back

Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison

Gervais Ndirakobuca is under international sanctions for human rights violations — abductions, disappearances, murder, turture — when people protested against the president…

It’s time to deliver justice, Mr President

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s first speech as president, and the conspicuous absence of Burundi’s main opposition leader, do not bode well for democracy

Burundi’s president was a cruel and tyrannical leader under whom no one was safe, not even schoolchildren

We don’t know if the coronavirus killed Pierre Nkurunziza. We do know that, in his absence, Burundi has a chance to take the pandemic seriously

The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19

Whether citizens vote for the ruling party or the opposition, Burundi’s democracy is still in an unfavourable state

Bitter rivals are contesting the presidential election and changes to the Constitution will make it unlikely that the losing party will concede defeat, raising prospects of…

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe

Nine countries will go to the polls this year, but most will be held amid violence and suppression

The ruling party has chosen its presidential candidate for the country’s upcoming election. The current leader has promised to step aside after three terms, raising many…

Government critics said the ruling made a mockery of Burundi’s judiciary

Government critics said the ruling made a mockery of Burundi’s judiciary

International Crisis Group lists seven particularly pressing crises the regional organisation should focus on in 2019

The new choice was once the capital of the Burundian monarchy and the opposition accuse President Nkurunziza of attempting a symbolic restoration