He found it living almost 5,000 feet high in a forest named Bururi at a time when Burundi was virtually ruled by Belgium. It has been known ever since as the Bururi long-fingered frog.

A week-long fire, which has razed 700 ha of the Kibira forest, in northwestern Burundi, was started by rebels who have been using the area as a stronghold for its attacks on government troops ...

Inside an urban hotel in Burundi, a “dwarf”-like forest creature went about its day. The scaly animal had a yellow underside and a patterned throat. It caught the attention of passing ...

Rwanda and Burundi have agreed to protect a large tract of tropical mountain forest that is home to chimpanzees, rare owl-faced monkeys, and other wildlife. The deal was brokered by the Wildlife ...

A forest fire has been ravaging for a week Burundi's Vyanda natural reserve in the southwestern province of Bururi, having destroyed at least 60 percent of the reserve's forest, an official told ...

In Burundi, despite a real commitment to regreening, reforestation remains a struggle. Less than 20 percent of the country’s 27,834 km2 is covered by forests. In 2020, a Global Forest Watch report ...

Scientists found a “dwarf”-like forest animal with a yellow groin in a hotel and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a mountain forest in Burundi. Photo from Chifundera Kusamba ...