11-13-2019 ■ The morale of four journalist of Iwacu Press Group that are Christine Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza, imprisoned in Bubanza prison declined on Tuesday 12 November 2019. It was the day after the judges of the Ntahangwa Court of Appeal went to (...)

11-12-2019 ■ Officials of Bubanza prison asked in the afternoon of 11 November around 8 pm four journalists of Iwacu Press Group that are Christine Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza to appear by surprise before the judges of Ntahangwa Court of Appeal. Those journalists (...)

11-11-2019 ■ Opposition parties lay into the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). According to them, this commission favored the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the composition of its dismemberments. CENI rather speaks of a well done job. According to Térence Manirambona, spokesman for the National Congress for Liberty (CNL), his party got (...)

11-09-2019 ■ The son of LéonceNgendakumana, Deputy Chairman of Sahwanya-FRODEBU party is detained at the Special Research Bureau (BSR) since November 7 and is undergoing interrogation. Mr Ngendakumana believes he was arrested for political reasons. Lambert Bibonimana, was kidnapped in the night of November 7 around 9 p.m. by unidentified people (...)

11-08-2019 ■ The secretary general of National Congress for Liberty (CNL), an opposition party, says there would be a plan to eliminate leaders of the CNL. He accuses some officials of the ruling CNDD-FDD party and some administrative officials of being behind that plan. “CNL party has obtained information about a (...)

11-08-2019 ■ Pierre Claver Kazihise, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission –CENI says it is unfortunate that there are still reports of political intolerance throughout the country six months before the 2020 elections. “This is a clear indication that some people have not benefited from the campaign on the strengthening (...)

11-05-2019 ■ The new political party-Front for Ideological and Democratic Change (FCID) Imvugakuri applied for approval this Monday, November 4 at the Ministry of the Interior. Dénis Nduwayo, the legal representative of this party made up of young people and leaders “concerned with development change” says their goal is to find (...)

11-04-2019 ■ There is a wave of arrests in this locality after the assassination attempt of the Muyira zone chief in Kanyosha commune of Bujumbura province, on the night of Friday 25 October. The National Congress for Liberty (CNL) denounces a manhunt towards its activists. In the small village of Rweza, (...)

11-01-2019 ■ Tatien Sibomana, a political actor has said there is no surprise to hear that Michel Kafando, UN Special Envoy to Burundi resigned. “He has never been supported. The UN, AU and EAC organizations are not united to find solutions to Burundi crisis,” he said. He added that his resignation (...)

10-29-2019 ■ During the plenary session held at the National Assembly this Monday, October 28, MPs have suggested that the ministry in charge of youths establish a legal institution in charge of following closely young people in foreign countries as they are often mistreated. MP Ibrahim Uwizeye has said young people (...)