BUJUMBURA, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's National Liberation Forces announced the suspension of a scheduled roundup of troops in a protest against the government's refusal to recognise the rebel group as a political party.

BUJUMBURA, July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's National Liberation Forces announced the suspension of a scheduled roundup of troops in a protest against the government's refusal to recognise the rebel group as a political party.

PRETORIA, June 8, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's top rebel leader and the government's chief negotiator pledged to work to end 15 years of civil war as they arrived in South Africa Sunday for talks on the country's peace process.

BUJUMBURA, June 8, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's main opposition party fractured Sunday after a group of legislators broke ranks and formed a new faction allied to the government.

Former parliament speaker Jean Minani led 12 of 25 Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) lawmakers to defect into the newly-formed FRODEBU-Nyakuri, or Real FRODEBU.

BUJUMBURA, June 8, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's top rebel leader warned Sunday his fighters would only regroup as part of a peace process if a political and military agreement is struck with the government.

BUJUMBURA, June 7, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's constitutional court authorised the sacking of 22 former members of President Pierre Nkurunziza's party whose defection lost him his parliamentary majority, court chief Christine Nzeyimana said Saturday.

BUJUMBURA, June 3, 2008 (AFP) - Burundi's military court on Tuesday said it could not try suspects accused of massacring civilians in 2006 on the grounds that two of them have since quit the army, a judicial source said.

BUJUMBURA, June 2, 2008 (AFP) - The trial of 24 Burundian soldiers accused of killing 31 civilians in July 2006 began Monday, an army spokesman said, but a defendants rights group complained that the chief suspect is on the run.

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2008 (AFP) - The United States said Friday it was 'encouraged' by the return to Burundi of Palipehutu-National Liberation Forces (FNL) chief, Agathon Rwasa, and called for a quick and comprehensive government-rebel peace agreement.

BUJUMBURA, May 30, 2008 (AFP) - The leader of Burundi's last active rebel group Agathon Rwasa returned from exile Friday, four days after his group inked a truce with the government, raising hopes of an end to a 15-year civil war.