02-19-2019 ■ Marc Nahimana, Albert Kwizerimana, Richard Niyondiko, Daniel Manirampa, Elias Mvukiyuburundi and Geredy Ntawutangimana from Muyange hill of Mugina Commune in Cibitoke Province, in the west area of the country detained in the dungeon of the commune for over four days. All of them are members of the new party-National (...)

02-18-2019 ■ The Ministry of the Interior approved, on Thursday, February 14, the National Congress for Liberty “Ubugabo si urucumu” party of Agathon Rwasa. Outburst of joy on the opposition side. Suspense is over now. The Minister of the Interior issued an ordinance No. 530/237 approving the new party. Since last (...)

02-14-2019 ■ The Ministry of Home Affairs has just approved the National Congress for Liberty, a new political party chaired by Agathon Rwasa, First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. Agathon Rwasa, current leader of the opposition coalition “Amizero y’Abarundi” says he appreciates the decision taken by the Ministry of Home (...)

02-10-2019 ■ Former president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, officially launched his book “Burundi: Démocratiepiégée” this February 8, 2019. The book tells about the country’s painful past.   Sylvestre Ntibantunganya says he wrote the book because key political actors in Burundi’s history have a duty to testify to the country’s painful past to prepare (...)

01-14-2019 ■ Political party leaders met on January 4 to analyze the bill on the amendment to the Electoral Code. Other politicians regretted not having been associated while the matter is very important. The meeting was characterized by notable absences of participants from UPRONA and FRODEBU parties as well as those (...)

01-07-2019 ■ During the crusade organized by the presidential family in Mwumba commune of Ngozi province from 26 to 31December, the Burundian First Lady shared “revelations” about the way the public affairs should be managed. She also prayed for Burundi. Iwacu gives verbatim transcription of her confession. Lord, you loathe abominations. (...)

01-04-2019 ■ Agathon Rwasa, Chairman of the Coalition of Independents “Amizero y’Abarundi” deplores that the Ministry of Home Affairs didn’t invite the coalition to attend the meeting on the electoral code process. “We are not invited because the current constitution excludes us like many other Burundians,” says Rwasa, the first deputy (...)

12-11-2018 ■ Stany Ntakarutimana, the representative of the supporters of the political leader Agathon Rwasa in Nyabihanga Commune, Valentin Nzeyimana, Rwasa supporter and Dative Ntabomfise, the wife of the former administrator of Nyabihanga have been detained since yesterday in the cell of the communal police station. Source on the sport reports (...)

11-13-2018 ■ MP Agathon Rwasa says his new political party ( National Liberty Front-FNL Amizero y’Abarundi) seeking to be approved hasn’t any similarity with any existing political party. “It is not at all identical in reality,” he has said after submitting a letter shedding light on the arguments advanced by the (...)

11-09-2018 ■ The Ministry of the Interior has made public an answer to MP Rwasa’s request to create a new political party this November 8, 2018. It is rejected. Pascal Barandagiye, Minister of the Interior, says he could not agree to the request of MP Agathon Rwasa for the approval of (...)