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Burundi: Information sheets asking for teachers' 'ethnic group' worries civilians
Many say these personal questions remind them of the run-up to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Burundi: EU agrees to pay £20,000 for Nkurunziza government delegation to attend peace talks
Foreign nations have cut aid to Nkurunziza's government over allegations of human rights violations.
Burundi: Rights activists condemn 'concerning' government ban on local NGOs
NGOs investigating human rights abuse and fighting against corruption branded 'insurgents'.
Burundi: Civilians at risk as government forbids them from fleeing to neighbouring countries
More than 233,000 Burundians have fled the violence that has left at least 240 dead.
Burundi: Opposition lauds Security Council resolution but wants 'criminals' brought to ICC
Opposition leaders speak to IBTimes UK about 'minimal' resolution and need for 'additional measures'.
Burundi: UN Security Council unanimously approves resolution strongly condemning deadly crackdown
UN resolution asks Ban Ki-moon to deploy a team to Burundi to work with the government.
Burundi: UN must send mission with 'clear mandate to avoid a new 1994 Rwanda Genocide'
Burundians tell IBTimes UK about their fear that a UN force may not be able to protect civilians.
Burundi: Genocide fear has UN on alert to deploy troops from DRC to keep peace
UN considering to move Monusco troops as it is not equipped enough to deal with violence in Burundi.
Burundi hears echoes of anti-Tutsi hate speech that sparked Rwanda genocide
Burundi leaders spark fears of genocide by repeating anti-Tutsi propaganda amid violent political crackdown.
Burundi: Esdras Ndikumana claims he was beaten so badly by secret services he needed five bags of blood
Journalists says he was attacked with iron bars and and clubs, and suffered microfractures to his feet.
Burundi: MSD opposition leader Charlotte Umugwaneza was killed, says police
Local residents and opposition leaders claim activist Umugwaneza was murdered by secret services
Burundi: Government vows to cooperate with African Union investigation into human rights abuses
Pierre Nkurunziza's government also claims 'colonising countries' are behind African Union sanctions
Burundi: Son-in-law of human rights activist Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa shot dead
Prominent activist was himself victim of assassination attempt in August.
Burundi: President Nkurunziza's CNDD-FDD party accuses EU of bias towards Tutsis
CNDD-FDD criticises EU over alleged ethnic bias after it imposed sanctions against four Hutus.
Burundi: EU slaps sanctions on President Nkurunziza security officials for 'undermining democracy'
Sanctions target three associates of President Pierre Nkurunziza and one putschist.
Burundi: President Nkurunziza's measures to crackdown on violence criticised by activists
New measures includes permanent withdrawal of driving licences for anyone found carrying 'criminals'
Burundi: 'You are young and must fight' - How rebel touts manipulate young men toward armed conflict
EXCLUSIVE: Former rebel tells IBTimes UK how he was recruited by touts to fight for his country
Burundi: Outcry after assassination attempt on human rights activist Pierre Claver Mbonimpa
United Nations and Amnesty among those condemning attempted murder of Burundian activist.
Burundi: Security chief assassinated in rocket and gun attack
General Adolphe Nshimirimana's vehicle attacked with rockets and machine guns.
Dead Burundians 'betrayed' as opposition leader Agathon Rwasa elected government deputy speaker
After boycotting Burundi's controversial election Agathon Rwasa has taken his seat in parliament.
Burundi elections: Vote-rigging allegations as opposition vows to reject results
EXCLUSIVE: Burundian human rights group says it has evidence of fraudulent electoral voting cards.
Burundi: Thousands flee election violence to Rwanda
More than 150,000 people have fled Burundi in recent weeks and the figure is expected to rise.
Burundi: Government forces clash with gunmen near border with Rwanda
Tensions have boiled over in northern Burundi in its worst crisis since the end of civil war.
Burundi: General Ngendakumana seeks to oust president he accuses of dividing nation
General who was part of failed coup attempt in May said his group was still working to oust president.
Burundi: Ruling party CNDD-FDD sweeps parliamentary polls in opposition-boycotted election
UN says the elections were not free or credible.
Burundi: Up to 20 people killed in Bujumbura as Independence day police raids turn violent
Civilians killed as police raid turns violent and residents flee in Burundi capital
Burundi: Boycotted parliamentary election marred by grenade attacks at polling stations
Attacks by armed groups in capital Bujumbura and at some provincial polling centres delayed vote
Burundi political crisis escalates as protesters burn vehicles
Opposition protesters in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, set fire to a public service vehicle on Friday (5 June), as protests against the country's president continue.
Burundi will be difficult to govern if president maintains position
Senior US diplomat warns that if Burundi's president insists on staying for a third term in office, the country will become "difficult if not impossible" to govern.
Burundi unrest: Belgium threatens to cut off aid after power grab of President Nkurunziza
Belgium, Burundi's former colonial ruler and single largest bilateral aid donor, sides with demonstrators.