05-04-2017 ■ Burundi political opposition and the international community have strongly opposed the amendment to the Constitution. They feared the amendment would suppress term limits. The leadership of Parena political party founded by the late and Former Burundi President Jean Baptiste Bagaza calls for the amendment to the Constitution to ensure (...)

05-02-2017 ■ A briefing session for registered civil societies, religious groups, youths, women and other parties and political actors that were not invited in February 2017 is scheduled from 3 to 5 May in the capital Bujumbura. All the groups say they expect much from the consultations. “The facilitator must accept (...)

05-01-2017 ■ Two years after the announcement of the candidacy of Pierre Nkurunziza for another term that plunged the country into a political crisis, Burundi is struggling to see the end of the tunnel. The summit of Heads of State of the East African Community next month could pave the way (...)

04-29-2017 ■ In a rare moment of passion, the president reminded his audience that the nation comes before the party and criticised them for failing to put Burundi first. President Nkurunziza has chastised some of the top members of his party for malpractice and told them to act in a way (...)

04-26-2017 ■ Four victims of kidnapping have been released after 17 days of detention in the DR Congo. Their kidnappers claimed they were rebels. One of the four hostages says they don’t know how their release was negotiated. Four Burundian hostages have been freed by their kidnappers who kept them in (...)

04-26-2017 ■ Burundi Government accepts the proposal by the UN Secretary General (UNSG) to replace Jamal Benomar, his special advisor on the Burundian conflict, by Michel Kafando. Alain Diomède Nzeyimana, Deputy Spokesman for Burundi President, says the Presidential Office has received a letter from the UN Secretary General nominating Michel Kafando, (...)

04-25-2017 ■ Exiled activists organise demonstrations against alarming rights violations; an idea that is not shared by activists living in Burundi. A number of civil society organisations have called on Burundians in exile to protest against new waves of extra-judiciary executions and forced disappearances. “We call on all Burundians especially those (...)

04-25-2017 ■ In the early morning of 24 April, sounds of gunshots were heard in Kigobe neighborhood of Ntahangwa Commune in the capital Bujumbura. “The police officer was pursuing a “tuk-tuk” driver who was trying to escape. Instead of stopping, he rather tried to run away and the police officer shot (...)

04-24-2017 ■ Father Herménégilde Icoyitungiye, who officiated at the conclusion of Lent at Mont Sion Gikungu, seized the opportunity to protest and appeal against the abuses committed in Burundi. The sermon did not please everyone. The Good Friday was not like other Fridays at the Marian sanctuary of Mont Sion Gikungu (...)

04-22-2017 ■ In the wake of armed robbery and kidnappings near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent weeks, the Burundi police says armed forces have arrested an undisclosed number of criminals and seized arms. At a press conference on Friday 21 April, journalists were not allowed (...)