Burundi

Feb- 2024 -

26 February

Burundi Says Main Rebel Group Killed 9 in ‘Cowardly Attack’

Burundi accused the country's main rebel group of attacking a bereaved family and killing nine people including a soldier, while the RED-Tabara insurgents said they had killed six troops.

Sep- 2023 -

4 September

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed Attackers Fired on Burundi Civilians, Says Army

Burundi's army said armed men fired on civilians, an attack claimed by rebels known for making cross-border incursions from DR Congo.

Nov- 2022 -

28 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

40 Burundi Rebels Killed in East DR Congo

Forty Burundian rebels have been killed in a joint offensive by the militaries of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi in eastern DRC.

Jul- 2022 -

27 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burundi Secretly Sent Troops to DR Congo: Rights Group

Burundi has secretly sent hundreds of troops and members of a youth militia into DR Congo since 2021, a Burundian human rights group said.

Jun- 2021 -

28 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

15 Killed in Horrific Burundi Ambush: Sources

At least 15 people were burnt alive or shot dead in a horrific attack in central Burundi after armed men blocked off a road and started killing travelers, security sources said Sunday.

May- 2021 -

10 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

12 Dead in Roadside Ambush in Burundi: Official Sources

At least 12 people, including a senior army officer, were killed and several others wounded in a roadside ambush in central Burundi, administrative and medical sources said on Monday.

Oct- 2020 -

26 October

Africa

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

Burundi Rebels Ousted From Eastern DR Congo Positions: Army

Congolese soldiers have forced fighters from the main Burundian rebel force out of their stronghold in eastern Democratic of Congo, near the two countries' border.

Nov- 2019 -

19 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP