Burgundi police arrested a British journalist and a French colleague in a raid. Both men were released a day later after French media and foreign ministry demanded immediate release of the journalists.
The crisis in strife-torn Burundi risks spiraling into a "catastrophe' for the country and the wider region, the African Union warned on Sunday, after the killing of a senior military official amid escalating unrest.
U.S. President Barack Obama commended Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday for his commitment to rooting out corruption in the east African state, saying graft was a key reason why the economy was not growing even faster.