It accuses Congo's military of joining forces with Hutu-led militias it says are bent on slaughtering Tutsis in Congo and threatening Rwanda. Burundi, whose ruling party draws heavily from the ...

Relations between Rwanda and Burundi have long been hostile, with both accusing each other of trying to overthrow their respective governments. The countries share a similar language and ethnic ...

It says it is defending itself against the threat from a Hutu militia, which it says is fighting with the Congolese military. Burundi has had its own soldiers in eastern Congo for years ...

Nkurunziza's bid for a third term has plunged Burundi into its worst crisis since the civil war that pitted rebels from the ethnic Hutu majority against the then Tutsi-led army and killed about ...

NAIROBI, March 25 (Reuters) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye said he had seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda has a plan to attack his country, whose forces have battled Rwandan ...

Burundi Says Rwanda Has a Plan to Attack It, Rwanda Calls for Calm NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye said he had seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda has a plan to ...

Burundian troops are monitoring the riverbank ... The countries share a similar language and ethnic make-up - with Tutsi and Hutu communities often vying for power - and both have suffered ...