Burundi bus ambush: 2 killed

Two people have been killed after a bus carrying 30 passengers was ambushed by armed men believed to be ex-rebels near Burundi's capital Bujumbura.

• Burundi reporter shot by police officer
• Burundi has executed rebel leader
• Burundi cops clash with Catholics - 6 die

Burundi reporter shot by police officer

A journalist in Burundi has sustained serious gunshot wounds after a police officer he saw extorting money from men carrying fruit to market opened fire on him, witnesses say.

• Media accuse Burundi radio
• Burundi parly passes tough media law
• Trial opens for Burundi journo

Burundi cops clash with Catholics - 6 die

Burundi police have clashed with Catholic followers of a woman who claims to see visions of the Virgin Mary, leaving at least six people dead and 35 wounded.

• Burundi 'slides to authoritarian rule'
• Burundi jails 14 for murder of activist
• Burundi has executed rebel leader

DRC, Mali conflicts overshadow AU summit

The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC has overshadowed a summit meeting of AU leaders, as efforts continue to drum up support for military intervention in war-torn Mali.

• AU's newly elected chair, Desalegn
• AU seeks additional troops for Mali mission
• African leaders discuss Mali crisis

Burundi 'slides to authoritarian rule'

Burundi, a small central African nation with a long history of rebellion, unrest and inter-ethnic killings, is sliding into authoritarianism, analysts warn.

• Ex-Burundi leader gets key Mali role
• Burundi rebel leader killed in DRC
• Wave of arrests in Burundi

Burundi coffee revenues fall 29%

Burundi's coffee revenues fell 29% in October from the month before, tracking lower international prices, the country's industry regulator says.

• Kenya coffee eyes new golden era
• Starbucks sees higher 2011 coffee costs
• Share price jump for India's Tata Coffee

Defence ministers meet on DRC

Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern DRC to try to tackle unrest there, a statement says.

• DRC civilians at risk, says Red Cross
• Rwanda asked to help disband rebels
• Army leaders to meet on DRC-Rwanda

Burundi has executed rebel leader

The Burundian army has executed a former spy chief who was believed to head a new rebel group and was captured by troops in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Burundi jails 14 for murder of activist
• Burundi death squads kill 300 - claim
• Burundi rebel leader killed in DRC

Burundian 'witch' hacked to death

Villagers in northeast Burundi have hacked to death a woman accused of witchcraft and five members of her family, including a baby and two other children, authorities say.

• Kenya cops probe 22 witch killings
• Witch 'declines' jail term
• Mozambique mob lynch witches

Burundi rebel leader killed in DRC

Burundian rebel chief operating on the border with the DRC has been killed in that country and his body handed over to Burundi’s army, a military commander says.

• Burundi rebel chief behind deadly attack
• Burundi army commander 'missing'
• Burundi death squads kill 300 - claim

Burundi activist did not defame minister

Burundi, one of Africa's most corrupt countries, has arrested a prominent anti-graft activist after he alleged judges were forced to pay bribes before being appointed.

• Burundi activist held for criticising minister
• Ambassadors held for graft
• Burundi graft denounced

Burundi bar massacre: Cops implicated

The main defendant accused of taking part in the September massacre of at least 37 people in a Burundi bar has accused senior police officers of responsibility for the bloodbath.

• Burundi rebel chief behind deadly attack
• Gunmen kill 20+ in Burundi attack

Burundi mission murders - 2 arrested

Two men have been arrested in Burundi over the murder of a Croatian nun and an Italian volunteer in an attack on a religious mission in the central African nation.

• Nun, doctor shot dead in Burundi
• Burundi most corrupt in East Africa, again
• Burundi troops kill 18 in clashes

Burundi death squads kill 300 - claim

Government-backed death squads have killed more than 300 members of Burundi's former rebel group and opposition supporters in covert operations over the past five months, a rights group says.

• Burundi slams private radio
• Burundi cops seize weapons in varsity raid
• Burundi most corrupt in East Africa, again

AU backs Kenyan troops joining Somali force

The African Union says it supports Kenya's offer to send troops to bolster its force protecting the embattled Somali government against Islamist rebels in the war-torn country.

• Somali Islamist rebels battle AU troops
• AU troops in Somalia face funding shortfall
• AU desperate to reinforce Amisom

Kenya, Ethiopia meet for Somali talks

Ethiopian and Kenyan officials have met for talks on bolstering the AU force protecting the Somali government, to help stabilise the war-wracked Horn of Africa state.

• Ethiopia, Kenya may send troops to Somalia
• Somali rebels warn Kenya of 'hellfire'
• Kenya, Uganda, Somalia alliance historic

Somali's Ahmed calls halt on former allies

The AU and Kenya are dismayed by the Somali president's call on the allies to stop their advance against his earlier allies.

• US, Danish deminers in Somalia seized
• Kenyans query military assault on Shabaab
• Ahmed slammed over anti-Kenya comments

Mogadishu massacre - 70 AU troops killed

Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab rebels have displayed over 70 dead bodies outside Mogadishu which they claimed were AU peacekeepers killed in battle.

• Fighting erupts in Somali capital
• AU, Somali forces battle Shabaab rebels
• Kenyan jets pound Shabaab positions

Burundi rebel chief behind deadly attack

The leader of Burundi's National Liberation Forces, Agathon Rwasa, planned the attack last month on a bar that killed 39 people, the intelligence services allege.

• Former rebel executed in Burundi
• 10 blasts in Burundi election
• Ex-rebel admits hiding

Zuma condemns Burundi violence

President Jacob Zuma has condemned the mass shooting of 40 people in the post civil war country of Burundi.

• Congo gunmen kill 36 in Burundi pub
• Burundi police kill 2 in shoot-out
• Gunmen kill 20+ in Burundi attack

Gunmen kill 20+ in Burundi attack

Armed raiders have killed more than 20 people and injured 20 others after they stormed a Burundi bar and opened fire on patrons, an official says.

Burundi cholera - 7 dead

A cholera outbreak has killed at least seven people in western Burundi, where it has infected more than 400 people in the past three weeks.

• Cholera cases in DRC top 5 000
• Cholera epidemic in Somalia, says UN
• SA to invest in Burundi

SA to invest in Burundi

South Africa plans to invest in tourism, energy and infrastructure in Burundi to help the central African nation which is still struggling to revive its economy after two decades of civil war.

• SA ready to help Burundi's rebuilding
• Burundi plans TRC panel for 2012
• Burundi opposition seeks Zuma help

SA, Burundi to work at alleviating poverty

South Africa and Burundi have signed agreements to co-operate in agriculture, sports and recreation, economic co-operation and defence, says President Jacob Zuma.

• SA ready to help Burundi's rebuilding
• Burundi opposition seeks Zuma help
• SA urges calm in Burundi