Burundi’s parliament this week rubber-stamped a decision to relocate the capital to the ancient city of Gitega in the central highlands, following through on a promise made by Nkurunziza in 2007.

Burundi president Mr. Nkurunziza announced that Burundi is planning to move its capital city to Gitega, a city located in centre of the country in the province of the same name. According to Mr ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least eight people died in shootings in Burundi's capital Bujumbura overnight ... the latest in a series of attacks to hit the city since a disputed presidential election.

This photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows a city scene in Bujumbura, Burundi. Bujumbura is economic capital, the largest city and main port of Burundi. (Xinhua/Han Xu) This photo taken on June 22 ...

A policeman watches as residents gather near the bodies of unidentified men killed during gunfire in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Burundi's capital Bujumbura, December 12. A policeman watches as ...

Burundi declared the small central city of Gitega the country's new political capital on Saturday, in line with a presidential promise made a decade ago. A government spokesman named Gitega while also ...

The mayor of Burundi's capital Bujumbura says that motorbikes are banned from the city center after the vehicles were used in several grenade attacks. Burundi was plunged into conflict in April ...

Outside Bujumbura International Airport in the capital city of Burundi, six teenagers bound for Washington D.C. to compete in an international robotics competition locked hands with parents and ...

“Festicab,” Burundi’s International Film Festival, now in its 6th edition, is currently underway in the capital city of Bujumbura and will run until June 20. “Festicab,” Burundi’s ...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi—Gunmen attacked military installations around this east African nation’s capital city on Friday in the most serious sign yet that opposition to the president’s third term ...

At least 51 people have been killed in flooding and landslides in the capital of Burundi during a night of ... causing power cuts in whole areas of the city. The road leading out of the capital ...