A clearer picture has emerged of what may have happened to the young members of Burundi's robotics team who vanished last week. The team's six teenage members disappeared after a robotics competition in Washington, D.C. -- but recent reports revealed their parents may have known of their plan not to return home. The principal of Iteletique High School, where two of the students were enrolled, said the teens told their parents of their plans in advance. The parents themselves have not yet made any public statements regarding the disappearances. "Talking with parents, they told us that once the kids arrived there, they told them they may not come back," the principal, Esperance Niyonzima, told VOA's Central Africa news service Thursday.

Six teenage members of a robotics team from Burundi, Africa -- who went missing last week after a competition in Washington, D.C. -- may have planned their disappearance, their coach said Monday. Burundi Police confirmed at least two of the missing teenagers were in Canada, and the remaining four were not in danger. Esperence Niyonzima, the director of Iteletique, the school which sent two of the teens said the students probably left the East African nation to get a better life, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Niyonzima mentioned that many Burundians, even those who travel outside for official or government assignments, remain in western countries. Read: What Happened To Burundi Robotics Team?

Six members of a robotics team from Burundi, Africa remained missing Monday after vanishing from an international competition in Washington, D.C. last week. The teenagers were last seen Tuesday evening at the competition's closing ceremonies. Police said two of the teens, identified as Audrey Mwamikazi, 17, and Don Charu Ingabire, 16, were in Canada. No further details were released regarding their exact whereabouts. The remaining four teens, Richard Irakoze, 18, Kevin Sabumukiza, 17, Nice Munezero, 17, and Aristide Irambona, 18, were still missing.

Police confirmed at least two of the missing teenagers from the Burundi robotics team were in Canada, according to the Washington Post. The remaining four were not in danger. Six teens from Burundi, Africa went missing following a robotics competition in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. The team's mentor noticed they were gone and notified the event's organizers and police, who promptly mounted a search for the teens. Six teenage members of a robotics team from Burundi, Africa, vanished this week after a competition in Washington, D.C.