02-21-2017 ■ At the close of the fourth round of the inter-Burundian dialogue held in Arusha from 16 to 19 February, Mkapa said it is imperative to convene an extraordinary summit of Heads of East African Community states to boost the dialogue process. “There is an imperative need to hold an (...)

02-20-2017 ■ Two local NGOs warn of irregular activities within the Ministry of Public Health that might cause the government to lose from the International Monetary Fund(IMF) an estimated amount of $72.300.822 primarily intended for the fight against malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. In a cosigned letter of CAPES+ and PISC-Burundi to (...)

02-20-2017 ■ The first vice-president of the National Assembly announces a fabrication intended to move him away from the 2020 elections. Would there be a concocted scheme against you? There are, indeed, plans to harm me for political reasons. I have accurate information. Would you give more details? There is talk (...)

02-18-2017 ■ The 4th round of the inter-Burundi dialogue has taken place in Arusha, Tanzania, to try to resolve the current Burundi crisis. The ruling party, CNDD-FDD, refuses to sit down with the main coalition of political opponents in exile, CNARED, saying they are wanted criminals in Burundi. The facilitator met (...)

02-16-2017 ■ The Burundian Government spokesman announced on 15 February that the Government would not be represented in the inter-Burundi dialogue session scheduled from 16 to 18 February in Arusha, Tanzania. “The Government has decided not to send a delegation to Arusha to attend the inter-Burundian dialogue session scheduled from 16 (...)

02-15-2017 ■ Whereas the second session of inter-Burundi dialogue is to start soon, different opinions from both the civil society and some political protagonists show that they don’t believe in the dialogue results. “Our conviction is that any negotiated solution will only be viable if it is, on the one hand, (...)

02-14-2017 ■ Burundi First Vice President accuses the facilitation in the Burundi conflict of creating political problems by inviting unregistered political parties and coup plotters in the next dialogue scheduled from 16 to 18 February in Arusha, Tanzania. The facilitation team led by President William Benjamin Mkapa is responsible for holding (...)

02-13-2017 ■ The police call on all actors in security to rapidly intervene as reports of vigilante justice cases keep on coming in. “We urge mixed security committees to react quickly to prevent mob justice when criminal incidents occur”, says Pierre Nkurikiye, Spokesman for the Burundi National Police. The police spokesman (...)

02-13-2017 ■ Tensions are running higher within Uprona party of the opposition. The president of this party has been suspended from his duties. A decision that has neither meaning nor effect, says Charles Nditije. “The current president remains Charles Nditije,” said Bonaventure Gasutwa, newly appointed by Charles Nditije as a spokesman (...)

02-11-2017 ■ Burundi’s Home Affairs minister said on 9 February at the hearing with UNHCR representative in Burundi that figures released by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, about Burundians fleeing the country are untrue. UNHCR said that hundreds of people are fleeing the country every week. «The number (...)