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Burundian Peacekeeping Abroad Can Fuel Conflict At Home

6:18pm February 13, 2016

by Gregory Warner

Serving as a U.N. peacekeeper can be a lucrative profession for young Africans. But Burundians seeking such work must pledge loyalty to their government, which is implicated in human rights abuses.

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Amnesty International cross-referenced video footage and satellite imagery to determine the exact location of an apparent mass grave in Burundi.

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Satellite Images Indicate Mass Graves In Burundi, Amnesty Says

5:13pm January 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Security forces killed scores of people in Burundi in December. Now Amnesty International says images suggest that victims were buried in mass graves, possibly to cover up the extent of the killings.

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Burundi's Ex-Army Chief Gunned Down In Latest Violence

3:00pm August 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Col. Jean Bikomagu, who led the Tutsi faction during the country's protracted civil war, was killed in front of his house. It is the sixth apparent assassination in two weeks.

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza walks with military officials during the country's Independence Day on Wednesday. Despite criticism at home and abroad, the president is defying a two-term limit and running for a third term in an election set for the

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Above The Law, A Militia Threatens To Push Burundi To The Brink

6:34pm July 08, 2015

by Gregory Warner

They like to cast themselves as Boy Scouts, but dress as police and often resort to violence to quell dissent in the run-up to a controversial election. A rare interview with one militia member.

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The coffin of Theogene Niyondiko, who was shot dead by police during an opposition demonstration last Friday, is carried in Burundi's capital Bujumbura on Tuesday. Protesters have been demonstrating against President Pierre Nkurunziza, who plans to run fo

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The Trouble That's Brewing In Burundi

12:35am June 10, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Protesters are marching against the president's plan for a third term. Some 100,000 refugees have fled. The fear is that one of the world's poorest countries could slip back into civil war.

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President Pierre Nkurunziza makes a brief statement at the presidential palace in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Sunday. In his first appearance since a failed coup against his government, Nkurunziza, didn't mention the unrest.

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Burundi's President Makes First Public Appearance Since Coup Attempt

2:48pm May 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pierre Nkurunziza, who narrowly escaped being ousted last week, didn't mention the foiled putsch, but instead talked about the threat from the extremist Islamist group al-Shabab.

Police forces patrol on a deserted major road in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, on Thursday following a failed coup.

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Coup Leaders Arrested In Burundi As Uprising Is Quashed

1:14pm May 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The alleged mastermind of the failed putsch, Gen. Godefroid Niyombare, is reportedly still at large as President Pierre Nkurunziza reasserts his authority after returning from neighboring Tanzania.

Men run for cover after they hear gunfire in a street in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Thursday, a day after an army general declared he'd toppled the country's president in a coup.

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Burundi's Army Chief Says Coup Attempt Failed

3:23pm May 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The announcement, on state-run radio, comes amid continued fighting a day after a lower-ranking general had declared a coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza.

A wounded protester is detained by police as demonstrators try to march to the town center of Bujumbura, Burundi, on Wednesday.

Military General In Burundi Claims Coup Against Its President

12:27pm May 13, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The central African country has been the scene of mass protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term. It's unclear whether the coup has the support of the full military.