This article lists events from the year 2017 in Burundi. Incumbents President: Pierre Nkurunziza First Vice President - Gaston Sindimwo Second Vice President - Joseph Butore Events 1 January - Environmental minister, Emmanuel Niyonkuru, is gunned down in Bujumbura. Deaths 1 January – Emmanuel Niyonkuru, politician, assassinated (b. 1962). References Links 2010s in Burundi Years of the 21st century in Burundi Burundi Burundi