03-18-2020 ■ The head of the opposition party National Congress for Liberty (CNL) was shot dead in Migera locality of Kabezi commune in Bujumbura Province, on March 16. The victim’s family demands that justice be done. “Methuselah Nahishakiye was killed in the night of Monday, March 16, when he was on (...)

03-16-2020 ■ On Tuesday, March 10, the National Independent Electoral Commission announced that it had rejected four files of presidential candidates. The concerned candidates expressed their frustration and said they were going to appeal to the Constitutional Court. Jacques Bigirimana of FNL party, Anicet Niyonkuru of CDP, Valentin Kavakure of FPN-Imboneza (...)

03-12-2020 ■ Léonce Ngendakumana, Deputy Chairperson of Sahwanya FRODEBU party says different reports on human rights and political intolerance in Burundi are often times produced by the UN Commission of Inquiry. “These reports reveal the security and political situation prevailing in the country but nothing changes. The recent incident that occurred (...)

03-11-2020 ■ Out of 10 presidential candidacy files, four don’t meet the required conditions. The rejected candidates say they will appeal to the Constitutional Court. They are Jacques Bigirimana, presidential candidate for FNL party, Anicet Niyonkuru for CDP party, Valentin Kavakure for FPN-Imboneza party and former President Domitien Ndayizeye for Kira (...)

03-06-2020 ■ Léonce Ngendakumana for Sahwanya Frodebu party, Domitien Ndayizeye for Kira Burundi Coalition , Valentin Kavakure for FPN-Imboneza party and Anicet Niyonkuru for CDP party have submitted, this 5 March, the required documents to the National Independent Electoral Commission[CENI] to run for the presidential election set on May 20. Léonce (...)

03-05-2020 ■ “We will amend laws governing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) and the National Commission on Lands and other Properties once we win the elections,” announced Gaston Sindimwo, the First Vice-President of Burundi and UPRONA representative in the presidential elections of May 2020. It was at a press conference (...)

03-03-2020 ■ “Kira Burundi has chosen his Excellency Domitien Ndayizeye as its candidate for the next 2020 presidential elections,” announced Aloys Baricako, representative of the political Coalition Kira Burundi at a press conference held on 2 March, 2020. He fulfills all the criteria fixed by the coalition to pick a candidate (...)

03-02-2020 ■ 22 out of 30 combatants were killed and 8 others captured. The police have not yet revealed the identity of this armed group which was reported in Bujumbura province since Wednesday, February 19, 2020. There are many questions over this attack and speculation is rife. In the aftermath of (...)

02-28-2020 ■ Following the excavation of Ruvubu site in Karusi province, AC-Genocide Cirimoso association is concerned over the process of digging up the remains of the dead in the area. Térence Mushano, Deputy Chairman of AC-Genocide Cirimoso says the Truth and Reconciliation Commission would look for archaeologist experts to achieve its (...)

02-28-2020 ■ At a press conference held this 27 February, Sébastien Ntahongendera, secretary general of CDP Inserukarukamvye, has announced that this party has decided to withdraw from KIRA-Burundi coalition. CDP accuses other coalition members of wanting to impose the representative of Kira-Burundi coalition in the presidential election of May 2020. “They (...)