Electronic maps, which could be vital to humanitarian monitoring and planning, were launched in Bujumbura on Wednesday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported. Burundi: Electronic Maps Launched ...

Burundi closes border with Rwanda in latest East Africa row. President Ndayishimiye accuses Rwanda of backing DRC-based armed group Red Tabara against his government.

Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is struggling to emerge from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war. The country's early history and role of the three main ethnic groups - the Twa, Hutu ...