07-05-2019 ■ The Minister of Human Rights rejects the report on human rights violations in the country presented on July 2nd, 2019 by the UN Commission in charge of investigating on Burundi “The issue of human rights in Burundi concerns Burundians,” says Martin Nivyabandi, Minister of Human Rights and Social Integration. (...)

07-04-2019 ■ The Truth and Reconciliation Commission [CVR] applauds the measure taken by President Pierre Nkurunziza to give names of some personalities who marked the Burundian history to public infrastructures and historic places. In a press conference held on 2 July, Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, CVR Chairman said “the President decision aims (...)

07-04-2019 ■ On July 2nd, the East African Court of Justice-EACJ dismissed the case filed by the Republic of Burundi protesting against the election of Martin Ngoga as EALA Speaker The accusations made by the Republic of Burundi that the election of the 4th EALA Speaker was not fair are “unfounded (...)

07-01-2019 ■ For the first time after the suspension of his organization, the President of PARCEM, a local NGO involved in changing people’s mindset, has spoken to the media. He does not understand this sudden and extreme measure. For him, PARCEM’s analytical work based on unquestionable facts was rather more useful (...)

06-27-2019 ■ About 800,000 pregnant and lactating women, 2 million children under 5 and 5 million boys and girls under the age of 15 will be concerned by the week dedicated to Mother and Child Health launched on June 25 in Nyabikere commune of Karuzi province by the Ministry of Health (...)

06-26-2019 ■ “We are not fully satisfied with the results of activities carried out by local as well as international non-governmental organizations on the field,” said Martin Nivyabandi, Minister of Human Rights, Social Affairs and Gender during a meeting held on June 25 with representatives of UN agencies, foreign and local (...)

06-21-2019 ■ Faustin Ndikumana, Chairman of PARCEM, a local NGO involved in conscience awakening and change of mindset, says he was surprised to hear through radio stations that the Minister of the Interior has temporarily suspended its activities. “The letter was signed on June 3, but I have not received it (...)

06-20-2019 ■ On June 20, Kamenge Military Hospital alongside the US Embassy in Burundi have organized training exercises on intervention in Ebola cases. “As you know there is Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since we are neighbors and there are always movements of people between Burundi and DRC, (...)

06-20-2019 ■ In a press conference held on June 14th, the Minister of Health has said malaria patients increased in number in the northern and eastern provinces of the country. “We realized that malaria increased especially in the northern and eastern provinces,” says Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Health. He says there (...)

06-15-2019 ■ Félix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo made a four-hour visit to Burundi on Friday, 14 June. His visit was closed with a joint statement which was read by Ezéchiel Nibigira, the Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He said that President Félix Tshisekedi responded to the (...)