Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it said in a post on its official Twitter account. […]
In a surprise move, Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza said on Thursday he would step down in 2020, despite widespread belief that he backed a new constitution extending term limits in a bid to cling to power. His announcement came shortly after he signed into law a new constitution, passed in a May referendum, that in […]
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday appeared in the capital for the first time since an attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza appeared before journalists at his presidential palace in Bujumbura and made a brief statement saying that he is battling a threat from al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic extremist group based in Somalia. […]
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has rejected an appeal from the European Union and the United States to delay the June 26 presidential election. Nkurunziza reportedly told the BBC that postponing the vote would worsen the situation. Willy Nyamitwe, senior advisor to President Nkurunziza on media and communication, said delaying the election is a technical matter […]