"He will be able to speak on equal terms with the leaders of the Sahel States Alliance," highlights a diplomatic source.

The African Union has appointed President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi as the Special Envoy for the Sahel region. The ...

João Lourenço, Chairperson of the African Union (AU), has announced the appointment of Évariste Ndayishimiye, current ...

João Lourenço, the current chair of the African Union (AU), has announced the appointment of his Burundian counterpart ...

African Union Chairperson appoints H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, as his Special Envoy for the Sahel region ...

Mr Ndayishimiye, commonly known as "Neva", was a law student in the University of Burundi when the civil war erupted in 1993 following the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye.

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye said that queer people in the east African nation ‘should be stoned’ amid a virulent anti-LGBTQ+ tirade. Ndayishimiye, who has led Burundi since 2020, lashed ...

Mr Ndayishimiye, 52, is a former minister of interior and security, and runs the department of military affairs in the president's office.

Ndayishimiye secured 68 per cent of the vote, according to Pierre Kazihise, president of Burundi’s electoral commission.The country’s main opposition leader, Agathon Rwasa, took just over 24 ...

Mr Ndayishimiye, 52, is a former minister of interior and security, and runs the department of military affairs in the president's office.

Burundi's ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, on Sunday picked secretary general Evariste Ndayishimiye as its candidate in a presidential election scheduled for May.