06-18-2018 ■ Over the past few days, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he will not seek another term in the next elections. Some people believe it is rather an opening. On the day of the promulgation of the new Constitution, the president surprised everyone when he publicly said he would not (...)

06-14-2018 ■ In a study conducted by the American Services Committee in partnership with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission-CVR, victims of the tragic past testify that the latter affects their daily lives. Aloys Batungwanayo, a consultant who carried out the study, has said the past affects people in different ways. “There (...)

06-14-2018 ■ One person was killed and three others wounded by a grenade thrown into a house located in Murwi Commune chief town, in Cibitoke western province in the night of Tuesday 12 June. Sources on the spot say the perpetrator would have tossed the grenade through the window while family (...)

06-13-2018 ■ In statement issued on 12 June, Heather Nauert, Spokesperson for the US Department of State has said the US welcomes Burundi president announcement that he does not intend to seek a fourth term, reaffirming the promise he made to Burundian people in 2015. Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza announced on (...)

06-12-2018 ■ Different authorities present during the 23rd commemoration of students’ killings that occurred at the University of Burundi in the night of 11 to 12 June 1995 demand that the truth about the past be revealed for a better future. A mass in honor of the murdered students opened the (...)

06-12-2018 ■ Two people were killed and 22 others wounded in a grenade attack that occurred in the night of June 10 in Birohe area of Gitega Commune in Gitega central province. A woman who was selling peanuts died on the spot and seven people including one soldier were seriously injured. (...)

06-11-2018 ■ President Nkurunziza promulgated on June 7, 2018 the new Constitution adopted in 17 May, 2018 referendum. When presenting the new Constitution to the population, he announced his term in office as president would end in 2020. This declaration led to ambiguity for people. Some say President Nkurunziza affirmed he (...)

06-11-2018 ■ On Thursday 7 June 2018, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza promulgated the new Constitution in Gitega province which replaces that of 2005. It was an opportunity for him to recall that his term in office will end in 2020. In the presence of several high authorities, President Nkurunziza promulgated this (...)

06-08-2018 ■ It was around 8:00 p.m. this 7 June when residents of Ngagara neighborhood in Ntahangwa urban commune of the capital Bujumbura heard shootings in the area. Vincent Barisharije, a taxi driver ran into an ambush laid by two bandits along “Buconyori” boulevard. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers threatened him (...)

06-08-2018 ■ Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has promulgated on June 7 the new constitution adopted through a constitutional referendum held on May 17, 2018. Political parties of the opposition and the international community condemned the amendment to the constitution arguing that it violates the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement and allows (...)