Burundi

Benomar is currently leading the UN response to the political crisis in Burundi.

IBTimes UK meets Evariste, who fled his family after his father tried to sell him to strangers for body parts when he was seven.

3.8 million people – 40% of the population – are food insecure but the government says the situation under control.

Facilitator Benjamin Mkapa intends to rely on the East African Community to try to unblock the situation.

Bernard Maingain tells IBTimes UK he has met with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.

Forcing people to return home violates The 1951 Refugee Convention.

Inter-Burundi Dialogue looking to find solution to Burundi's 20-month deadly political violence.

IBTimes UK speaks to Dr Stef Vandeginste about the potential fall of power-sharing in Burundi.

33,793 Burundian refugees are currently in Uganda after fleeing current crisis that killed thousands.

Country's media among the first casualties of violence that has rocked the country since 2015.

SOS Torture/Burundi claims the presidency controls both justice system and police, and crimes go unpunished.

More than 300,000 refugees, mostly from Burundi and DRC, are living in overstretched camps.

Arrests come after alleged attack on military camp earlier this week, amid fears they may lead to civil war.

IBTimes UK told of fears for the lives of 150 suspected Burundian rebels facing deportation from DRC.

Imbonerakure, the ruling party's youth league, has killed and tortured scores of people, HRW alleges.

Opposition and peace activists say Nkurunziza is "bluffing" as soldiers are "a mean of pressure".

How Obama prioritised security and trade over human rights and democracy on the African continent.

Economic diplomacy rendezvous offers an opportunity to assess French President Hollande's Africa policy.

FIDH fears Donald Trump's potential African policies may signal new era for diplomacy in conflict-ridden Burundi.

Iteka League was one of the remaining organisations capable of carrying out reliable investigations into abuses.

Songs can now be banned from being broadcast on local media if authorities decide so.

For President Pierre Nkurunriza to run for a fourth term the constitution would have to be amended.

Burundians commemorate 11 and 12 December 2015 when civilians were executed and their bodies were thown in mass graves.

Crisis facilitator Benjamin Mkapa said Burundi's controversial government is legal and legitimate.

Government claims that crosses are not targeted at any group in particular do not allay concerns.

Burundi's 18-month social and political crisis has left an estimated 1,000 dead.

Burundi's 18-month social and political crisis has directly impacted funding for centres for rape victims.

Using #JeSuisWilly, Burundian show their support after assassination attempt is blamed on Rwanda.

East African Community-led talks have failed to end crisis that has left 1,000 dead and 20,000 missing.

Authorities in Tanzania are struggling with dramatic rise in the number of new Burundian refugee arrivals.