01-09-2017 ■ Heavy gunshots have been heard in Kanyosha neighborhood of Muha Commune in the capital Bujumbura. “It was around 10 p.m. when we heard gunshots in Kanyosha area”, said one resident of the neighborhood. Moise Nkurunziza, Deputy Spokesperson for the Burundian Police says the shootings came from the police station. (...)

01-07-2017 ■ “Government and religious leaders lead the same people. Some are Christians and others Muslims. Some are even in the insurrectional movement”, said Révérien Ndikuriyo, the Senate speaker, in a meeting with religious leaders in Burundi on 5 January. Relations between the church and the state have been strained since (...)

01-05-2017 ■ Burundi Government has recently struck off the “Ligue Iteka” human rights association accusing it of recalcitrant behavior. The UN and other organizations stand against the decision. “We are very disappointed to hear that the Burundian Government has banned the country’s oldest human rights organization, Ligue Iteka”, said Farhan Haq, (...)

01-04-2017 ■ Some centers against gender based violence say the figures are high. Victims are beaten, ill-treated, sexually abused, their body parts cut … for various reasons. The “Seruka Centre” recorded 1288 cases of gender based violence in 2016. Among them 95% were women, 5% men, 20% children under 5 years (...)

01-03-2017 ■ The Human Rights association-Ligue Iteka is no longer allowed to work in Burundi from 21 December. Pascal Barandagiye, Interior Minister, says the association has not ceased its actions to tarnish the image of Burundi since its temporary suspension on 24 October 2016. “Ligue-Iteka is recalcitrant and sows hatred and (...)

01-02-2017 ■ A woman, two guards and the owner of “Chez André” restaurant have been arrested for investigation following the assassination of the Minister of Water and Environment. Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was killed on 1 January by a criminal with a gun at about 00: 45 local time while going back (...)

12-15-2016 ■ Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, the former Burundi President, returned home from his exile in Belgium on 11 December. The civil society platforms PISC Burundi and CAPES+ have reserved to him a warm welcome. “This demonstrates political maturity and high civic responsibility”, says the rights groups that urged other Burundians in exile (...)

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 (...)

12-08-2016 ■ 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 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 (...)