2022 in Burundi
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See also: | Other events of 2022 List of years in Burundi |
Events in the year 2022 in Burundi.
Incumbents
- President: Évariste Ndayishimiye (until 7 September) Gervais Ndirakobuca (from 7 September)
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
- 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.
- 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.
- 7 September - Gervais Ndirakobuca becomes the new prime minister of Burundi, following unanimous approval by the National Assembly.
Deaths
- 23 July – Venant Bacinoni, 82, Roman Catholic prelate.