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Removing children from streets : Everybody’s responsibility

12-21-2017 While the deadline for the campaign to remove children from the streets approaches, different activists recall everyone’s responsibility to make it a success. Children living on the street come from different regions of the country and for various reasons. Joseph Ndayisaba, Lecturer at the University of Burundi, says everyone (...)
Politics

Sahwanya FRODEBU party refuses to be part of Electoral Commissions

12-21-2017 Phénias Nigaba, spokesperson for Sahwanya FRODEBU says his party cannot send its candidates for the electoral commissions. He accuses the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) of violating the law. He says the whole process of constitution amendment is illegal and against the Arusha Peace Agreement and Burundian Constitution. The (...)
EAC integration

Burundi chapter contests election of the new EALA Speaker

12-20-2017 “On 19 December, the East African Community Legislative Assembly headed by the clerk, conducted the election of the new EALA Speaker while two member states, namely Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania were not present in the session,” reads the statement issued on 20 December by nine members (...)
Politics

Politicians to sensitize their members to vote for or against new constitution

12-20-2017 The secretary general of the ruling CNDD-FDD says politicians will have the opportunity to call on their members to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ after the campaign to explain the content of the draft revision of the constitution to be put to the referendum. Burundi political opponents have been complaining (...)
EAC integration

Martin Ngoga : New EALA Speaker from disputed election

12-20-2017 Hon. Martin Ngoga from Rwanda is the newly elected Speaker of the fourth East African Legislative Assembly-EALA. The election which was scheduled on 18 December was postponed to 19 December as lawmakers from Burundi and Tanzania had boycotted it. Among the activities on the agenda of East African Legislative (...)
Environment

Lake Rweru almost dying out

12-19-2017 The invasion by the water hyacinth and pollution threaten this lake shared by Burundi and Rwanda. The diversion of the Akagera River from Rwanda is the cause of this threat, say local residents. “We saw this plant for the first time since Akagera river left its bank to flaw (...)
Society

“Good Gesture Association” at the bedside of two mutilated boys

12-18-2017 Christine Ntahe, Representative of the association visited the family of two mutilated boys in Kiremba Hill, Itaba Commune, Gitega Province on Wednesday 13 December. She came with a pack of food. She visited Richard, 12 and Jean Claude 10, two boys recently amputated of left wrists by their neighbours (...)
Politics

Straight towards Constitution amendment

12-18-2017 The Head of State solemnly launched the campaign for the referendum on the amendment to the Constitution in Bugendana on December 12. The event sparked controversy. In the place long intended for the construction of the international airport, the population was present since the morning of December 12, 2017. (...)
Politics

CENI calls for applications to establish provincial electoral commissions for upcoming referendum

12-15-2017 The President of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), Pierre Claver Ndayicariye calls for candidacy for the establishment of independent provincial election commissions (CEPI) so as to organise the referendum for the amendment to the Constitution. Pierre Claver Ndayicariye has met this Friday, 15 December with representatives of political (...)
Politics

Burundi : presidential term goes from five to seven years

12-15-2017 President Pierre Nkurunziza officially launched on 12 December 2017 the campaign for constitutional. According to Article 97 of the new constitution, “the President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage for a renewable term of seven years and no one can exercise more than two consecutive terms.” (...)