BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Carrying prized possessions, scores of people fled Burundi’s capital Saturday before a looming security crackdown that many fear will be a wave of violence. A government-issued ...

Burundi’s parliament this week rubber-stamped a decision to relocate the capital to the ancient city of Gitega in the central highlands, following through on a promise made by Nkurunziza in 2007.

Bicycle taxis, motorcycle taxis and tuktuks, considered responsible for most fatal accidents, have been banned since Monday in most parts of Bujumbura, the economic capital and largest city of Burundi ...