02-08-2018 ■ “I noted concerns about the political space, the deterioration of the socio-economic situation and the impunity of serious crimes. I will brief the Dutch government on my observations, “said yesterday, Robert-Jan Siegert, Dutch Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region. Appointed in November 2017, this Dutch diplomat made his (...)

02-08-2018 ■ At least 20 people have been arrested for investigations following an attack that took place at a truck depot in the North East of Bujumbura city this Tuesday 06 February, 2018 at around 8:20 p.m. “I was in this bar when I heard a strange sound .In few minutes, (...)

02-07-2018 ■ Seven members of the National Council for Unity and Reconciliation and three of the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation- CVR have been sworn in this 6 February in the National Assembly under the chairmanship of President Pierre Nkurunziza. The National Council for Unity and Reconciliation will be chaired (...)

02-05-2018 ■ Internal opposition leaders and those in exile met from 26 to 27 January in Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of their meeting was to oppose the constitutional referendum. It’s a race against the clock to make every effort to block the draft constitutional revision. The hour is serious and the (...)

02-01-2018 ■ The National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has announced that the voters’ registration is due to start from 8 to 17 February throughout the country. Prosper Ntahorwamiye, Spokesperson for CENI says registration offices and centers have been already identified and approved. “Electoral partners knew those places. The registration will last only (...)

01-31-2018 ■ Burundian refugees from Lusenda camp located at 60 km of South Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong are angry. They wanted to go on demonstration on Monday, but the police did not allow them. They call for food assistance. They have just spent two weeks without aid, said (...)

01-31-2018 ■ At around 12 noon, fire has broken out in the environment ministry compound located in the centre of Bujumbura. The room where all the office equipment and records of the ministry are kept has caught fire. “All Managing Directors’ offices had their equipment kept in the burnt room. Almost (...)

01-30-2018 ■ Burundian police intercepted on 28 January 13 women and one boy, victims of human trafficking and two people (a man and woman) allegedly involved in the trafficking of the latter in Mabanda commune, in southern Burundi. “These people were in two buses when they got arrested. They were visibly (...)

01-29-2018 ■ Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), met on 26 January with electoral partners from the government to discuss the preparation for the constitutional referendum scheduled for May 2018. CENI chairman said the meeting aimed to remind participants about their role in ensuring that the (...)

01-29-2018 ■ If you contribute, that’s very fine. If you do not want to, no problem, but write it down. That’s the choice left to Burundian citizens. “The contribution is individual and not collective” stated Bujumbura government during the social dialogue with labor unions on Thursday 25 January. Three ministers of (...)