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12-13-2016 ■ In a correspondence addressed to William Benjamin Mkapa, Facilitator in the Burundian conflict on 12 December, the platform of the opposition parties-CNARED-GIRITEKA says it no longer recognizes Mkapa as a facilitator in the inter-Burundian dialogue process. CENARED-GIRITEKA says “Mkapa has supported the violation of the Burundi constitution and the (...)

12-13-2016 ■ “About 800 health centers have been created in the country to test AIDS, but few people come to benefit from the advantages offered by those health centers”, says Richard Manirakiza, deputy director of the National Program for fight against HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases –PNLS/IST. This was said on (...)

12-13-2016 ■ Bicycle-taxi riders in Bujumbura are complaining about the price set by the city’s mayor for the purchase of their number plates. Bujumbura’s mayor has decided that every bicycle-taxi must buy a number plate for BIF 7500 before December 20th 2016. ‘’The number plate price is too expensive for us (...)

12-12-2016 ■ The facilitator in the Burundi conflict, Benjamin Mkapa came to Burundi for a 3-day visit. His intention was to revive the inter-Burundi dialogue. Written by Agnès Ndirubusa. Translated by Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana On his arrival on Wednesday, December 7, Benjamin Mkapa embarked on a series of meetings. He reserved (...)

12-09-2016 ■ Those who doubt Nkurunziza’s legitimacy “are out of their minds” facilitator of dialogue says (...)

12-09-2016 ■ The facilitator of the inter-Burundian dialogue, William Benjamin Mkapa, says that Burundi Government is legal and legitimate. He mentions that those who doubt President Pierre Nkurunziza’s legitimacy are out of their minds. “The Burundian people gave legitimacy to the Government of Burundi. The 2015 Elections were held; Burundi’s constitutional (...)

12-08-2016 ■ The association of lawyers defending the victims of the 2015 crisis and their clients say they are willing to collaborate with the UN commission of inquiry composed of three experts. The inquiry aims to identify the perpetrators and accomplices of crimes committed in Burundi under ICC jurisdiction. “The association (...)

12-08-2016 ■ The government has enacted a law that is likely to reduce gender-based violence, says the chairwoman of the Association of Women Lawyers in Burundi. Sonia Ndikumasabo, the president the Association of Women Lawyers in Burundi (AFJB), unveiled yesterday 7 December 2016, a new law on violence against women and (...)

12-08-2016 ■ Burundi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, sent a note verbale on 5 December to diplomats accredited to Bujumbura. “Heads of Diplomatic Missions invited to official ceremonies must be present physically. They may only be represented when they are outside the country and this has to be notified (...)

12-08-2016 ■ The life of the most popular drummer in Burundi, Antime Baranshakaje, is in danger. He broke his leg in a motorbike accident two months ago. He can’t walk anymore and needs help to undergo an operation whose cost is estimated at BIF 15 million. Antime Baranshakaje, 81, is very (...)