08-09-2019 ■ At the reopening ceremonies held on August 9th, The Japanese Agency for International Cooperation-JICA has said it will carry out various projects to foster development in Burundi. Maruo Shin, Chief Representative of JICA Rwanda office says three projects among others will be the priority for Burundi. “In the sector (...)

08-06-2019 ■ Anicet Niyonkuru, Executive Secretary of CNARED, an opposition platform in exile says members of the council living in the country have decided to participate in the 2020 elections. “Even though CNARED may not join others in the electoral process, our members have decided that they will vote at any (...)

08-06-2019 ■ Burundi Minister of Human Rights says the Inquiry Commission on Burundi is manipulated and the extension of its mandate is not the government’s concern. “The government of Burundi will never recognize the commission,” says Martin Nivyabandi, Burundi Minister of Human Rights and Social Integration adding that Burundi will never (...)

08-05-2019 ■ The destruction or burning of political party offices, arrests, fights between activists, theft of party flags are acts that show the new wave of political intolerance since the past few days. A CNL party office in Gatete area in Rumonge commune was burned by unidentified people during the night (...)

08-03-2019 ■ Dieudonné Mbonimpa, Spokesperson for the National Commission for Lands and other Properties-CNTB says several obstacles hinder the achievements of the commission. “Lies, fake testimonies and documents slow down the work of the commission,” he says. For him, it becomes difficult to verify some documents as the stubs of some (...)

08-02-2019 ■ Pascal Nyabenda, Speaker of the National Assembly has exhorted leaders of the political parties to always remember that they are primarily responsible for the behavior of their members. “They must be adequately supervised and be prepared for the 2020 elections. Harmony should be preserved in the country,” says MP (...)

08-01-2019 ■ In a communiqué issued on July 29th, the African Union Commission-AU has condemned the attack perpetrated on July 27th by Al Shabaab militants on Burundian soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia-AMISOM. “We are united in grief with the families of the fallen soldiers, the people and government (...)

08-01-2019 ■ Juvénal Bigirimana, Rumonge province governor has given a week to the police officers operating in Rumonge province to investigate and identify people who tried to burn the office of CNL party located in Gatete area of Rumonge commune in Rumonge province in the south of Burundi. Jacques Ntunzwenimana, local (...)

07-31-2019 ■ In a communiqué issued on July 29th, the African Union Commission-AU has condemned the attack perpetrated on July 27th by Al Shabaab militants on Burundian soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia-AMISOM. “We are united in grief with the families of the fallen soldiers, the people and government (...)

07-26-2019 ■ Onesphore Mfisumukiza, CNDD party leader in Bururi province says their party flag planted in Magara area of Bugarama commune in Rumonge southern province was stolen by unknown people in the night of 24 July. Mr. Mfisumukiza describes the act as political intolerance. “We were setting up committees and planting (...)