04-13-2020 ■ There have been reports of several arrests and seriously injured members of the opposition party CNL after scuffles with the youth of the ruling party Imbonerakure. The latter are accused of having carried out attacks on the homes of activists of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) on Saturday, (...)

04-10-2020 ■ ICG, International Crisis Group, has just published a long report entitled “A First Step Toward Reform: Ending Burundi’s Forced Contribution System”. Iwacu spoke to Nelleke van de Walle, ICG’s Central Africa Officer. International Crisis Group has just published a report on the system of “forced contributions”in Burundi. What are (...)

04-09-2020 ■ Two members of the ruling CNDD-FDD youth wing were injured in a clash that erupted in the night of 6 April between CNDD-FDD youths and those of the opposition party CNL in Buganda commune of Cibitoke province in the northwest of Burundi . Six CNL members were arrested. Abraham (...)

04-09-2020 ■ Fabien Banciryanino, an independent MP elected in Bubanza constituency, says 21 investigated cases of people killed and enforced disappearances have been reported in Mpanda and Gihanga communes of Bubanza province in the west of Burundi from January 2016 to February 2020. “I conducted deep investigations in their localities and (...)

04-08-2020 ■ Thierry Ndayishimiye, Secretary of CNL party in Bujumbura province says the cases of political intolerance often occur these days in Bujumbura province. “Juvenal Hicuburundi, CNL party secretary in Kanyosha locality was about to be arrested for false possession of weapons near his home this April 6,” says Ndayishimiye. He (...)

03-31-2020 ■ Gabriel Rufyiri, OLUCOME Chairman says the ad-hoc Commission established by the Burundian government is a persuasive one. “It’s a good initiative for establishing such a commission but its results will be similar to the existing ones. Identified wrongdoers won’t be punished according to Article 69 of the Constitution,” he (...)

03-24-2020 ■ The Political Coalition Kira Burundi accuses the Electoral Commission of deliberately trying to exclude it from the upcoming 2020 elections. At a press conference held on 23 March, Aloys Baricako, Kira-Burundi legal representative referred to the fact that e CENI rejected all the candidacies submitted for the next legislative (...)

03-23-2020 ■ Two houses of members of the National Congress for Liberty (CNL) were burned down in Gashirwe area of Cendajuru commune in Cankuzo province. The Imbonerakure youth and an MP of the ruling CNDD-FDD are said to be behind that. The Imbonerakure are also accused of having burnt down a (...)

03-20-2020 ■ The Constitutional Court ruled on 19 March that only the candidacy of Former President Domitien Ndayizeye was accepted to run for the presidential election set on May 20. He will represent Kira-Burundi coalition. However, two other candidacy files were invalidated namely those of Anicet Niyonkuru representing CDP party and (...)

03-20-2020 ■ Following the rejection of candidacy files of some political parties in the legislative election, members of Kira Burundi coalition accuses Uprona party of hampering the process. Tatien Sibomana, spokesperson for the independent coalition “Amizero y’Abarundi” and member of Kira Burundi coalition says their rejection means violating the Arusha Agreement. (...)