03-09-2017 ■ Burundi First Vice President Gaston Sindimwo said this 7 March, the UN staff are manipulated by the opposition and give wrong reports to the UN Secretary General. He calls for their replacement. “Burundi Government plans to request the UN Secretary General to replace its staff operating in Burundi”, said (...)

01-30-2017 ■ The AU Heads of State and Government are meeting for two days in the 28th ordinary session of the assembly from 30th to 31st January in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia. Burundi opposition calls on the attendees to urge the EAC Heads of state to find solutions to the Burundi crisis. « (...)

01-06-2017 ■ Burundi’s opposition platform, CNARED, has said again that former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, facilitator of crisis talks in Burundi, is not fit for the job. It calls on the East African Community (EAC) to include experts from both the UN and the AU in talks to end the Burundi (...)

11-15-2016 ■ “We firmly reject the recent EU decision to differentiate the payment procedure of the contingent of Burundian forces from that of other contingents deployed in the African Union peace keeping Mission in Somalia –AMISOM,” says the AU in a statement issued after a meeting held on 11 November in (...)

10-29-2016 ■ During his visit to Bujumbura, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General Jamal Benomar gave an exclusive interview to Iwacu. He explains the objective of his trip and shares his views on the current situation in Burundi.   The Security Council has tasked you to consult with the Government on Resolution (...)

10-24-2016 ■ A statement by Chad Head of State, Idriss Deby, supporting the current term of President Pierre Nkurunziza creates controversy. Between “electoral appetites” of African leaders and the AU malfunctioning. “The constitution says the president must be elected for two terms by universal suffrage. The first term of President Pierre (...)

08-01-2016 ■ The Burundi police mission in Central African Republic terminates their peacekeeping mandate. They are all expected to arrive in Bujumbura this 1st August. Some organizations appreciate the decision taken by the UN. About 280 Burundi police peacekeepers in Central African Republic are to be back to Burundi this Monday, (...)

07-20-2016 ■ The poor state of relations between Burundi and Rwanda and an unsecured safety are the causes of the non-participation of Burundi to the summit of the AU Heads of States according to the Minister in Charge of Diplomacy. (...)

03-04-2016 ■ On this suturday, 27th February, The South African president Jacob Zuma has delivered a press communiqué before his departure. This head of the high Level delegation of African Union heads of states announced the commitments of Burundi government after the visit. (...)

02-11-2016 ■ On an unknown date, a high-level delegation of African Union composed of five African heads of state would soon come to Bujumbura. (...)