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08-29-2017 ■ After a period of decline, girls and women trafficking to Gulf countries has been intensifying since the last few days. Minors also try to return to Tanzania through Ruyigi and Cankuzo provinces. Written by Fabrice Manirakiza & Rénovat Ndabashinze, translated by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse On 16 August, the police (...)

08-28-2017 ■ Seven years after “zero tolerance” was declared on corruption, Faustin Ndikumana, the chairperson of PARCEM, a local civil rights group, says it has become routine. Corruption is part of everyday life in Burundi today, and being corrupt is no longer considered taboo, according to the head of the PARCEM, (...)

08-28-2017 ■ The assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye in 1993 was followed by a decade of civil war.  Negotiations that were opened resulted in the signature of the Arusha Agreement on 28 August 2000. Politicians say the latter should also contribute to the resolution of the current crisis. The signing of (...)

08-28-2017 ■ The youth affiliated to the ruling party Cndd-Fdd organized what they called the Imbonerakure Day. It was opportunity to reaffirm their attachment to President Pierre Nkurunziza. The opposition speaks of manipulation. Written by Agnès Ndirubusa and translated by Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana
 More than 8 thousand Imbonerakure (youth wing of (...)

08-26-2017 ■ The United Nation Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees visited the Burundian refugees’ camp of Lusenda, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on 24 August. She hoped to hear from refugees how they wished to return to Burundi. Instead, the refugees said that the insecurity that led them to (...)

08-25-2017 ■ Burundians who arrived in Uganda between April and June 2017 said they left Burundi for security reasons, according to a new report by the International Refugee Rights Initiative about the causes of the ongoing refugee crisis.. The government insists Burundi is safe, but the new report published by IRRI (...)

08-25-2017 ■ Uprona wing not recognized by the government claims its place in the on-going negotiations. Other Uprona wings’ representatives criticise the demand. In a declaration made public this 23rd August 2017, Charles Nditije, the Chairman of one of the Uprona wings, not recognized by the Home Affairs Ministry, demands that (...)

08-24-2017 ■ The Ministry of Home Affairs organized, on 22 August, a meeting with communal administrators and provincial governors on the forthcoming elections. All Burundians will have to contribute to 2020 elections. Following the meeting organized by the Home Affairs’ Ministry with all governors and administrators in Ngozi northern province, Minister (...)

08-23-2017 ■ Fire broke out in the office of the company in charge of supplying water and electricity-REGIDESO in Bujumbura city in the morning of this August 23rd 2017. The acting director of the company gives a temporary report of damages and says a commission has been set up to investigate (...)

08-23-2017 ■ Thirteen suspected cases of Cholera have been recorded in Nyanza-Lac Commune of Makamba southern province of Burundi since 18 August. Nyanza-Lac residents say the lack of clean water for the past two weeks is the main cause of the disease. All 13 suspected cases of cholera are receiving treatment (...)