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- Conflict
- 17 November 2015
What talks in Burundi should look like

Warnings of a looming genocide in Burundi dangerously misrepresent the nature of the crisis in my country, but the widespread calls for urgent mediated talks...
- Maps and Graphics
- Conflict
- 8 November 2015
Is media paying attention to Burundi?

Journalists <3 coups.
- Analysis
- Conflict
- 12 October 2015
Cracks widen within Burundi’s army

A central pillar of the peace accords that ended a civil war in Burundi a decade ago – integrating former Hutu rebels into the Tutsi-dominated...
- Feature
- Human Rights
- 5 October 2015
Burundi's descent into hell

It’s not unusual to find dead bodies in Bujumbura these days. We discover them on the streets, in drainage channels, bushes and rivers. The UN...
- News
- Human Rights
- 28 August 2015
IRIN's Top Picks: 28 August, 2015

Welcome to IRIN's reading list. Every week our global network of specialist correspondents share their top picks of must-read research, podcasts, reports, blogs and in-depth...
- Feature
- Conflict
- 20 August 2015
Burundi diary - inauguration day

I wake up very early this morning. It’s too hot these days in Burundi. As usual, before leaving the house, my son asks me where...
- Analysis
- Conflict
- 4 August 2015
Church and state fall out in Burundi

The growing schism between the Catholic Church and Burundi’s political leadership is a particularly worrisome aspect of the fallout from President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for...
- Timeline
- Politics and Economics
- 21 July 2015
Burundi diary: election day

The presidential election finally took place today. Across the country, according to state radio and other stations still on the air, things are fine. For...
- Analysis
- Conflict
- 14 July 2015
Regional alarm grows at Burundi crisis

Burundi’s political crisis is centred on a leader who is refusing to leave office after almost 10 years. The man sent in to mediate has...
- Feature
- Human Rights
- 29 June 2015
The dangers of journalism in Burundi

For the families of journalists like me in Burundi, life has been hell these past few weeks, especially since street protests began in April against...
- Analysis
- Conflict
- 25 June 2015
Words are weapons in Burundi campaign

In the weeks ahead of Monday’s highly contentious parliamentary elections in Burundi, a profusion of hate speech has been used as a key tool to...
- News
- Human Rights
- 5 June 2015
IRIN’s Top Picks: 5 June 2015

Welcome to IRIN's reading list. Every week, our global network of specialist correspondents share their top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and...

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