Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an offensive by M23 fighters that ...

Burundi is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 ... "We preferred to flee for our lives," he said. Another man, Amissi, a 30-year-old teacher who also gave only one name, fled from ...