07-06-2017 ■ The government says that international official meetings that take place in Burundi prove concerns over peace and security are unfounded. Burundi has hosted this Thursday the conference of African ombudsmen, and the government uses the event as evidence against claims there is no peace and stability in Burundi. Burundi (...)

06-28-2017 ■ Congolese grouped in the M’mbondo Africa Group asks the Congolese Government to relocate the refugee camp of Lusenda to more than 150 km inside the borders between Burundi and the DRC to avoid infiltration of armed groups coming from Burundi. On behalf of the population of Fizi Territory, the (...)

06-27-2017 ■ Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs announces that Michel Kafando, Special Adviser of the UN Secretary General to Burundi, is in Burundi since 27 June for three days. “We are waiting for his briefing on how we will cooperate and strengthen the relationships between Burundi and the UN”, (...)

06-16-2017 ■ 37,000 Burundians who fled during the recent crisis—including both registered and unregistered refugees—have now returned, according to UNHCR. But the government claims the number of returnees is closer to 156,000. Abel Mbilinyi, the country representative of UNCHR in Burundi, says 138 Burundian refugees have expressed their desire to return (...)

06-07-2017 ■ Burundi is hosting the 8th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition from 7 to 9 June 2017 under the theme ‘East Africa, the emerging hotspot for oil and gas exploration, infrastructure, development and commercialization.’ The East African Community organizes biannual conference and exhibition on the petroleum potential and investment (...)

05-29-2017 ■ The long awaited meeting of the East African Community Heads of State took place on 20 May. It particularly led to the support for the position taken by Burundi against the EU. Bujumbura was seething since the announcement of the summit of Heads of State of the East African (...)

05-24-2017 ■ UN Refugee Agency is concerned about the unstable situation in Burundi which continues to drive people to flee to neighboring countries for their safety. “Arriving refugees continue to cite human rights abuses, fear of persecution and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) as reasons for fleeing”, says Babar Baloch, UNHCR (...)

05-23-2017 ■ The Burundian police have handed over the Burundian journalist, Antediteste Niragira working for the German channel Deutsche Welle, to the National Communication Council (CNC). He has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 17 May. Deutsche Welle correspondent Antediteste Niragira, who had just been released from Uvira (...)

05-22-2017 ■ The Chinese Vice President made a three-day visit to Burundi last week. A breath of fresh air for Bujumbura. Strengthening its cooperation in the fields of education, energy, mining and infrastructure was Beijing’s priority for a three-day visit to Bujumbura. But it goes well beyond that since China has (...)

05-21-2017 ■ A Burundian journalist working for Deutsche Welle, Antideteste Niragira called his family at midday on 19 May to tell them he had been arrested by intelligence agents in DRC. The family believes he is being held in dungeons controlled by the intelligence services in South Kivu, across the border (...)