10-01-2019 ■ The Ministry of Security and Catastrophe Management says it has arrested at least 20 Congolese people living in Burundi illegally since this Sunday, September 29th, in Kibenga locality of Muha commune in the south of Bujumbura city. Pierre Nkurikiye, Spokesman for the Ministry of Security says the police are (...)

09-30-2019 ■ Burundi Catholic Bishops have been, in general, accused of stirring up and sowing discord by Gitega on the eve of the Bishops’ statement read on September 22nd throughout the country. On the other hand, the clergy believes that its message has been misinterpreted. Members of the government and the (...)

09-27-2019 ■ In a meeting organized on this September 26th by the Ministry of Home Affairs with leaders of political parties and governors, the latter have accused members of CNL party of misconduct and violation of law. The National Congress for Freedom-CNL denies the accusations. While reporting the political situation in (...)

09-26-2019 ■ Jean Claude Karerwa, Spokesperson for Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, has said the statement issued by the Catholic Bishops is part of their daily routine. “I think they will express themselves once again before the 2020 elections,” he said. It was at a public conference organized by the Spokespersons for (...)

09-24-2019 ■ “In many countries, if elections are approaching, human rights violations are committed. We must be sufficiently equipped to deal with the human rights violations that may be committed in the upcoming 2020 elections, “said Dr. Sixte Vigny Nimuraba, chairman of the Independent National Commission for Human Rights. It was (...)

09-23-2019 ■ The office of the Burundian Ombudsman tried to “reframe” the Nairobi meeting. In a statement issued on 18 September, Edouard Nduwimana attempted to downplay what has been seen as a major step towards an agreement on the return of the exiled opponents to the country. It looks like an (...)

09-20-2019 ■ Onésime Nduwimana, CNARED Spokesperson said it is true that the meeting between the Burundian government and the exiled politicians took place in Nairobi. “It was not the first time we met”. He added that CNARED delegation firstly made sure that the office of the Burundi Ombudsman was really a (...)

09-20-2019 ■ The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) published on 19 September a provisional list of members of the Provincial Electoral Commission (CEPI) in Gitega province of central Burundi. Some leaders of political parties complain that they are not represented. They accuse the national electoral commission of being partial. CEPI in (...)

09-19-2019 ■ Léonce Ngendakumana, Deputy Chairman of Sahwanya FRODEBU party has said the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has been established due to different human rights violations committed in Burundi in 2015 which are still observed today. In addition, he said, the government has refused to cooperate with the Commission. “The (...)

09-17-2019 ■ Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairman for the African Union Commission strongly condemned the attack perpetrated against the Burundian contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Hirshabelle region on 14 September 2019. In a statement issued on 16 September, Moussa Faki Mahamat said the attack caused a number (...)