04-24-2020 ■ Agathon Rwasa, CNL Chairman and presidential candidate for the 2020 elections is concerned over the insurance issue in the electoral campaign. “Political parties have to use trucks in the electoral campaign. However, the traffic police have only accepted to grant an authorization for one truck and each commune couldn’t (...)

04-24-2020 ■ Térence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party deplores the increase in cases of harassment and political intolerance towards CNL party members during this electoral period. “There is a new phenomenon where CNL party candidates for the elections at different levels as well as the party observers in diverse polling stations (...)

04-22-2020 ■ The National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has met this April 21, all stakeholders involved in the elections starting this May 20 to discuss the electoral process. Participants have raised concerns related to electoral campaign which is about to get started. Annociate Niyonkuru, Deputy Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (...)

04-21-2020 ■ Kira Burundi coalition submitted a memorandum, on April 15, to President Pierre Nkurunziza denouncing irregularities made by the electoral body in charge of organizing the upcoming elections. “We want to raise a last alarming cry to the Head of State so that he can guarantee Kira Burundi coalition. We (...)

04-20-2020 ■ In a letter addressed to the public prosecutor in the province of Bubanza, the independent MP  Fabien Banciryanino, has drawn up a list of 21 people killed or gone missing in that province from 2016 until February 2020. This parliamentarian asks the prosecutor to launch investigations into these cases. (...)

04-19-2020 ■ Twelve members of the opposition party National Congress for Freedom (CNL) of Kiremba commune are detained in Ngozi province chief town. They were arrested after the assassination of Joseph Ntirandekura, a leader of the ruling party CNDD-FDD in Gahororo locality on Saturday 11 April. CNL members denounce politically motivated (...)

04-17-2020 ■ Gabriel Banzawitonde, APDR chairman says his party doesn’t appreciate the decision taken by the National Independent Electoral Commission to prevent the Burundian diaspora from voting in the elections of May 20. “The electoral body withdraws them the right to give their views in the elections of May 20,” he (...)

04-17-2020 ■ In a correspondence he submitted to the Burundian diplomatic and consular representatives abroad this April 15, Ezéchiel Nibigira, Minister of Foreign Affairs has said the National Independent Electoral Commission–CENI is unable to organize the elections including presidential, legislative and district councilors scheduled for May 20, abroad. “The current health (...)

04-16-2020 ■ At least three people have been killed in Rubanga locality in Matana commune of Bururi southern province in the morning of April 15. Local sources say these people were shot dead by the police at the home of Pascal Ninganza also known as”Kaburimbo”, who was already wanted and is (...)

04-15-2020 ■ Francis Rohero, an Independent candidate for the presidential election set on May 20 says COVID-19 shouldn’t be taken lightly as it is fatal and has the potential to cause repercussions on the already faltering economy. “We are aware that total containment is something that Burundi cannot afford but there (...)