Women Say They Are Being Raped as Part of the President of Burundi’s Fight to Keep Power
Tension in the country is at its highest since the 1994 Rwanda genocide Douce, 22, was standing with 4 other women when the men – dressed...
Burundi military bases hit with coordinated attacks
Heavily-armed gunmen launched coordinated assaults on three army barracks in the Burundian capital on Friday leaving at least a dozen...
Burundi troops battle gunmen in southwest
Troops in Burundi battled a nearly 100-strong force of fighters, a local governor said Thursday, amid fears that violence is spreading in...
Rwanda says Burundi leaders 'killing own people'
Rwanda's president has accused Burundi's leaders of killing their own people as human rights activists accuse security forces of killing...
Burundi violence: US to place sanctions on officials
The United States is to put sanctions on four current and former officials in Burundi in connection with the continuing violence there....
Burundi says Belgium behind plot to overthrow president
Burundi's government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza...
13 killed in violence linked to Guinea election: Amnesty
At least 13 people were killed in a week of violence in Guinea before and after its contested presidential election, with the security...
Army surrounds home of Congo Republic opposition leader
A Congo Republic opposition leader said late on Thursday that forces from leader Denis Sassou Nguesso's presidential guard were...
The French are back in booming Côte d’Ivoire—but so is everyone else
Côte d’Ivoire, the biggest economy in French-speaking West Africa, hasrevved back to life under president Alassane Ouattara—the...
Looming Challenges in Niger Delta Could Threaten Nigeria’s Election Afterglow
While international attention has focused on the election of President Muhammadu Buhari and the continued instability in the north of the...
