01:18 GMT 8th November 2011
At least 36 people have been killed after unknown gunmen opened fire at a crowded bar near the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, officials say.
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01:00 GMT 31st August 2011
It is feared that a spate of bomb blasts and murders, which the government says are the work of armed bandits, is a signal that the country is sliding back into civil war. By Matthew Stein, Bujumbura
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01:12 GMT 15th June 2011
A recently published report exanlines the efforts to end the conflict between Tutsis and Hutus in peace talks that have lasted more than a decade. By Zachary Ochieng
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