Agathon Rwasa
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye holds the national flag after his inauguration in Gitega, Burundi Thursday, June 18, 2020. President Evariste Ndayishimiye took power two months early after the abrupt death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)
New Burundi leader talks up rights but rejects 'outsiders'

By Eloge Willy Kaneza And Ignatius Ssuuna Jun. 18, 2020 06:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, Burundi Army Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye, left, is accompanied by president Pierre Nkurunziza, right, after Ndayishimiye was chosen as the party's presidential candidate at a national conference for the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of Gitega, Burundi. Burundi's government said Tuesday, June 9, 2020 that President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza, File)
Burundi court says to swear in president-elect immediately

By Eloge Willy Kaneza And Ignatius Ssuuna Jun. 12, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 17, 2018 file photo, Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza speaks to the media after casting his vote in the constitutional referendum in Buye, northern Burundi. Burundi's government said Tuesday, June 9, 2020, that President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza, File)
Burundi says president Nkurunziza has died of heart attack

By Eloge Willy Kaneza And Ignatius Ssuuna Jun. 09, 2020 11:22 AM EDT

Ruling party presidential candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye, right, queues to cast his vote in the presidential election, in Giheta, Gitega province, Burundi Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A crucial election has begun in the East African nation of Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping aside after a divisive 15-year rule but will remain "paramount leader" in the country that continues to reject outside scrutiny. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)
Burundi holds crucial presidential election amid pandemic

By Eloge Willy Kaneza And Ignatius Ssuuna May. 20, 2020 02:19 AM EDT

In this photo taken Monday, April 27, 2020, crowds of supporters of the ruling party gather for the start of the election campaign, in Bugendana, Gitega province, Burundi. Burundi is kicking out the World Health Organization's top official in the country Walter Kazadi Mulombo and three experts, saying they must leave by Friday, May 15, 2020, just days before the presidential election and after the WHO raised concerns about crowded political rallies which health officials say risk facilitating the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)
Burundi defies COVID-19 for election ending a bloody rule

By Rodney Muhumuza And Ignatius Ssuuna May. 16, 2020 03:34 AM EDT