2026 in Burundi
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Events in the year 2026 in Burundi.
Incumbents
Events
January
February
- 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
- 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]
July
Holidays
Source:[13]
- 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
Deaths
- 26 July – Pié Masumbuko, 94, acting prime minister (1965)[14]