2022 in Burundi

Burundi-related events during 2022

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President: Évariste Ndayishimiye
Prime Minister: Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (until 7 September); Gervais Ndirakobuca onwards
Vice President: Prosper Bazombanza

3 May - At least 30 Burundian peacekeepers are killed and 20 more injured during an al-Shabaab attack at an African Union military base in Lower Shabelle, Somalia.^[1]
27 July - The Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) accuses Burundi of sending troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight the RED-Tabara, a Burundian armed opposition group. The BHRI also accuses Burundi of supporting armed groups that oppose the DRC.^[2]
7 September - Gervais Ndirakobuca becomes the new prime minister of Burundi, following unanimous approval by the National Assembly.^[3]

^ "At Least 30 Burundian AU Soldiers Killed in Al-Shabab Attack, Official Says". VOA. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
^ "Rights group concerned about Burundi's 'secret' mission in DRC". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
^ Manirabarusha, Clement (2022-09-07). "Burundi switches prime minister after president warns of coup plot". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
^ "Bishop Venant Bacinoni [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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