10-22-2016 ■ The Association of Widows and Orphans who lost theirs during different crises that have hit Burundi (AVOD) urges all the victims “to come out and boldly tell the truth about what they witnessed”. AVOD makes that call as the nation commemorates the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of President (...)

10-12-2016 ■ On his third visit in Burundi in two years, Ambassador Georg Schmidt, Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sahel of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs indicated that Germany is concerned with the country’s current situation. “The UN Human Rights reports are not encouraging. Several refugees are still living (...)

08-30-2016 ■ The overwhelming majority of participants in the inter-Burundian dialogue sessions led by the CNDI wish for the suppression of presidential term limit and the predominance of the Burundian Constitution over the Arusha Peace Agreement. While the radical opposition dismisses the report, it is unclear whether those views are really (...)

08-30-2016 ■ Sixteen years after the signing of the Arusha Agreement, opinions differ about the place of the text in the country’s political life. Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira: “The CNDI aims to bury Arusha” “The ruling party CNDD-FDD is trying to hide behind the people it cheated. The same people who are paralyzed (...)

07-18-2016 ■ Benjamin Chemouni* After more than a year of turmoil, the crisis in Burundi is becoming normalised. Violence has become part of daily life for Burundians again. In the international media, Burundi is not making the headlines as it did a few months ago. Hope of a quick resolution has (...)

10-01-2015 ■ The next inter-Burundian dialogue presents many faces of national consultations led by the CNDD-FDD regime. The dialogue, one of the demands of the international community, would credit the third term of Pierre Nkurunziza. By Abbas Mbazumutima, Edouard Madirisha and Christian Bigirimana translated by Diane Uwimana “There will be an (...)

01-01-2015 ■ With five months to go before Burundi’s elections are scheduled to take place, much ambiguity, confusion and discord remains about the conditions under which they will take place. Opposition politicians state that the President will, at the time of the elections, have finished his ten-year mandate and were he (...)

12-17-2014 ■ The 1st EAC Youth Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania on 5-6 December 2014, focused on the importance of technology and communication, while stressing leadership and creativity skills.-By Yves Didier Irakoze The main goal of the Conference is to provide a platform to disseminate the East African Community’s Youth Policy, (...)

11-18-2014 ■ The UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide warns about violence in Burundi. He fears the worst for 2015 if nothing is done to change the security situation. He is not the only one to worry.-By Edouard Madirisha, translated by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse “It is important to be (...)

10-09-2014 ■ Burundi was represented by local filmmakers in the ‘Arusha African Film Festival’ from 20 to 27 September 2014, where plans for an East African Film Network were finalized.–By Yves Didier Irakoze “The Burundian feature film ‘I Mashoka’ by Jean Marie Ndihokubwayo and Pascal Capitolin received the GIZ-EAFN Award in (...)