Hutu people
Rwanda Schools Face Tricky Task Teaching Genocide History
"Who can tell us what the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi was all about?" teacher Josephat Arinetwe asks his pupils as...
Tanzanian Leader Urges Burundian Exiles To Go Home
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday called on Burundians who have fled their country to return home, after...
Six On Burundi Robotics Team Go Missing In US, Two Seen In Canada
Two of six teens from Burundi who were reported missing in Washington after taking part in an international robotics...
Grenade Kills Eight In Northern Burundi Bar
A hand grenade blast killed at least eight people and wounded about 60 others in a bar at Shinya in northern Burundi,...
Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights...
Burundi Warns New UN Envoy Against Opposition Bias
Burundi on Thursday said it has "faith" in the new UN envoy to the crisis-hit country but warned Michel Kafando against...
Rwanda Ex-Minister Genocide Conviction To Be Reviewed
A UN tribunal has agreed to review its appeals judgement against a former Rwandan minister found guilty of genocide...
Burundi Orders Couples To Wed Amid Drive To ‘moralise Society’
Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government...
In Moral ‘crusade’, Burundi Forces Unwed Couples To Marry
Unmarried couples have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships, the Burundi government said Friday,...
After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil
Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...
Ghana Government Told As Rwanda Marks 23rd Anniversary
The government of Rwanda has entreated Ghana to learn lessons from the ethnic cleansing which claimed the lives of...
Nkurunziza Youths Sing About ‘impregnating Opposition Supporters’
A video of supporters of Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza singing about impregnating female opposition supporters...
Burundi Youth Threaten To ‘impregnate’ Opposition Women
Burundi's ruling party sought Wednesday to distance itself from a viral video showing members of its feared youth wing...
UN Disturbed By Torture, Forced Disappearances In Burundi
The UN Security Council on Monday said it was disturbed by reports of torture and forced disappearances in Burundi but...
UN Warns Burundi’s President Over Fourth Term
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term,...
Mediator Seeks Heads of State Summit On Burundi Crisis
The mediator in Burundi's nearly two-year political crisis on Sunday asked regional leaders to call an urgent summit as...
Burundi Seeks Arrest of Opposition At Tanzania Peace Talks
Burundi's government on Friday asked Tanzania to arrest several leaders of the main opposition attending peace talks in...
Burundi Government Will Not Attend Planned Peace Talks
(This February 15 story has been corrected to fix spelling of mediator's last name to Mkapa in fifth, sixth paragraphs)...
Burundi Govt Again Refuses Crisis Talks With Opposition
Burundi's government affirmed Tuesday it will shun peace talks with opposition figures planned for later this week in...