01-10-2019 ■ The Burundian Democrats Rally- RDB party, wing of Jérèmie Minani is not satisfied with the achievements made by CNARED.  « Our counterparts continue to suffer in different refugee camps while those living in the country including thousands of illegal and political detainees are bullied”, says Jérèmie Minani, RDB chairman adding (...)

01-08-2019 ■ The Ministry of Home Affairs met some leaders of political parties to analyze a draft bill on the electoral code for 2020 elections on 4 January. Among the innovations of the draft bill, a presidential candidate will put BIF 50 million instead of BIF 15 million required in the (...)

01-07-2019 ■ During the crusade organized by the presidential family in Mwumba commune of Ngozi province from 26 to 31December, the Burundian First Lady shared “revelations” about the way the public affairs should be managed. She also prayed for Burundi. Iwacu gives verbatim transcription of her confession. Lord, you loathe abominations. (...)

01-04-2019 ■ Agathon Rwasa, Chairman of the Coalition of Independents “Amizero y’Abarundi” deplores that the Ministry of Home Affairs didn’t invite the coalition to attend the meeting on the electoral code process. “We are not invited because the current constitution excludes us like many other Burundians,” says Rwasa, the first deputy (...)

01-03-2019 ■ Burundian politicians in exile ask Burundi government to strengthen peace and security to encourage repatriation. Politicians in exile say there is no guarantee that people in exile and refugees will be in security once they return to their country. “We fled the country because there were killings and persecution (...)

01-01-2019 ■ The secretary general of the association of survivors of Rukaramu massacre-AREMARU, calls on the government to help them have the right to enter Bujumbura International Airport and hold a service in remembrance of their dead. Christophe Ntawuyankira, secretary general of AREMARU, says they live in deep sorrow as they (...)

12-27-2018 ■ Following the concerns raised by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi-CECAB on the prevailing situation in the country on the eve of Christmas Day, political leaders have differently welcomed the message delivered in different catholic churches. Tatien Sibomana, spokesperson for the Coalition of Independents ‘Amizero y’Abarundi” says the (...)

12-25-2018 ■ On Saturday (December 15th), the spokesman for Burundi President returned to the exchange of letters between President Nkurunziza and his Ugandan counterpart. He speaks about a leak and condemns it. “The official letters exchanged between the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, are incontestable. But (...)

12-21-2018 ■ The Council of Ministers which was held at Gitega presidential palace this December 21, 2018 has adopted the bill setting the political capital of Burundi in Gitega province and the economic capital in Bujumbura city. Jean Claude Karerwa Ndenzako, spokesman for the President of Burundi, says the meetings of (...)

12-21-2018 ■ A mother and her three children were killed in grenade explosion. The woman and two of her children died on the spot while the other kid died at the hospital. It was around 7:00 p.m. on 19 December when two grenades were thrown by unknown people inside the household (...)