2026 in Burundi
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Events in the year 2026 in Burundi.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – Japan sends $625,000 of food aid to Burundi.[1]
- 5 January – Eight people are accused of spying for the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
- 6 January –
- 9 January – At least 25 Congolese refugees are reported to have died in a cholera outbreak in Burundi.[5]
February
[edit]- 23 February – The Kavimvira border crossing between the DRC and Burundi reopens following a two-month closure caused by M23 offensives.[6]
- 26 February – Italian authorities arrest Burundian national Guillaume Harushimana in Parma, in connection with the 2014 murders of three Italian missionary nuns in Bujumbura.[7]
March
[edit]- 11 March – Former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2023 for conspiring against president Ndayishimiye, is granted provisional release from a hospital in Gitega on medical grounds.[8]
- 30 March - An outbreak of an unknown disease is first reported in Mpanda district. Five deaths and 35 other cases have been reported.[9][10]
- 31 March – At least 13 people are killed and 57 are injured after explosions at a military ammunition depot in Bujumbura, reportedly caused by an electrical short circuit.[11]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[12]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 5 February – Unity Day
- 6 April – Cyprien Ntaryamira Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 9 May – Ascension Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 1 July – Independence Day
- 15 August – Assumption
- 13 October – Rwagasore Day
- 21 October – Ndadaye Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan and WFP provide life-saving food assistance for refugees and returnees in Burundi". ReliefWeb. 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "DR Congo blames Rwanda-backed rebels for 1,500 deaths". DW. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Photo of the week-fertilizer scandal in Burundi : billions claimed, unclear responsibilities, and farmers held hostage". SOS Médias Burundi. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Tragedy in Bubanza : a man in his seventies murdered, three suspects arrested by police". SOS Médias Burundi. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "United Nations says more than 50 Congolese refugees have died in Burundi". Africanews. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ "Key DRC-Burundi border reopens after two-month closure". Africanews. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ Beaulieu, Philippe Leroy (26 February 2026). "Italy arrests Burundi man over 2014 murders of three Catholic nuns". Reuters. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Burundi's ex-Prime Minister provisionally freed on medical grounds". Africanews. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ https://www.afro.who.int/countries/burundi/news/burundi-investigates-illness-has-caused-five-deaths
- ^ doi:10.1136/bmj.s726
- ^ Manirabarusha, Clement (1 April 2026). "Burundi says 13 killed in explosion at military ammunition depot". Reuters. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ^ "Public Holidays". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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