Burundi Police Release French, British Journalists

Authorities in Burundi have released two foreign journalists a day after they were arrested in the capital. VOA's Central Africa service reports that British photographer Phil Moore and the Africa chief for the French daily Le Monde, Jean-Philippe Remy, were released Friday. It says none of the two men's equipment was returned after they refused to disclose the passwords to their smartphones. Their media accreditations have also been revoked. Burundi’s security...

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