01-05-2018 ■ The Burundian Ombudsman, Edouard Nduwimana, organizes, on 5 January, a session to explain to the inhabitants of Bujumbura the amendments made to the current Constitution which will be submitted to the referendum in May 2018. He calls on them to vote ‘Yes’. We have come to explain to you (...)

01-05-2018 ■ The 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents of the Republic of Burundi jointly signed on December 28 a decree fixing the scale and the modalities of granting orders and official mission expenses. According to the decree, any official visit conducted outside the Burundian territory must be authorized by the Government of (...)

01-04-2018 ■ President Pierre Nkurunziza has recently appointed members of various national commissions including the National Observatory for the Prevention and Eradication of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity. Jean de Dieu Mutabazi, President of Burundi’s Democratic Rally (RADEBU) was appointed to chair this national observatory. Joseph Sinabwiteye and Emérence (...)

01-03-2018 ■ President Pierre Nkurunziza has recently appointed members of various national commissions including the National Observatory for the Prevention and Eradication of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity. Jean de Dieu Mutabazi, President of Burundi’s Democratic Rally (RADEBU) was appointed to chair this national observatory. Joseph Sinabwiteye and Emérence (...)

01-03-2018 ■ “They ignored my request and concern and removed soldiers who were guarding me,” says Agathon Rwasa, First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and the chairman of the opposition political coalition ‘Amizero y’Abarundi’. He says his safety is in danger. On December 27, the soldiers who were guarding him (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

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.” (...)

12-14-2017 ■ The budget bill for 2018 provides for a budgetary independence rate of 81.2%. The Minister of Finance calls for continued economic austerity policy. “Prudent budgetary and austerity policy will be maintained for the 2018 fiscal year,” said Domitien Ndihokubwayo, Minister of Finance, in the National Assembly while presenting the (...)