Africa Burundi Sixty years after independence, Burundi ranks as the poorest country on the planet in terms of GDP per capita, and a history punctuated by political upheavals
Africa Burundi Human Rights Watch and the Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi issued a joint communication on the Independent National Commission for Human Rights in Burundi, the CNIDH, accusing it of a lack of independence; the CNIDH believes the opposite
Africa Burundi Seven players of the Burundi national under-19 handball team were placed in a detention centre after being discovered in Belgium by immigration authorities
Africa Burundi Burundi's former prime minister, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, has appeared in court to answer charges including an alleged attempt to kill the country's president
Africa Burundi Burundi became the 100th country to implement the FIFA "Football for Schools" programme with a ceremony held at the Urunani Stadium in Buganda, on the outskirts of Bujumbura, in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino