Tag: Burundi
DRC: 19 years after the Gatumba massacre in Burundi, the Banyamulenge community has forgotten nothing
On the night of August 13 to 14, 2004, at the Gatumba camp in Burundi, at least 150 Congolese Tutsi refugees from South Kivu, mostly women, children and the elderly,…
the most widespread temptation of the third presidential term
As President Macky Sall prepares to reveal whether he will try for the third presidential term in February 2024, Senegal holds its breath after the violent demonstrations in June 2023.…
President blames ‘traitors to the nation’ for fuel shortage
The long lines of cars, trucks and other vehicles that sometimes wait for days in front of gas stations for a hypothetical fuel delivery have resurfaced for more than two…
Russian Foreign Minister pays first visit to Burundi
After Kenya, and before South Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov arrived in Burundi this Tuesday, May 30 at the end of the morning, accompanied by a delegation of 25…
A summit on eastern DRC in Burundi to “revitalize” the Addis Ababa agreement
In Burundi, the 11th follow-up summit to the Addis Ababa Peace Agreement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ended late in the afternoon. A meeting marked by the presence of…
Burundi hosts eastern DRC summit without key players like Rwanda and Kenya
Bujumbura is hosting the 11th summit of the monitoring mechanism of the Addis Ababa framework agreement for the DRC on Saturday. The Heads of State and Government of the thirteen…
Burundi: CNIDH confirms the arrest of former Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
A former Prime Minister arrested in Burundi. This is General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni. The information was confirmed on Saturday by the Independent National Commission for Human Rights. On Twitter, the CNIDH…
Polio discovered in children in Burundi
Polio is a contagious infectious disease. Most people who become infected develop no symptoms, while others develop flu-like symptoms, vomiting and fever. For around 0.02 percent of those infected, the…
“The attitude of the Burundian government towards civil society has not changed”
Carina Tertsakian, researcher at the Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi (IDHB), believes that ” the government continues to use justice as a tool of repression against civil society in…
a company of Burundian soldiers expected in North Kivu
A hundred Burundian soldiers are expected this Saturday, March 4 in Goma. They are part of a contingent to be deployed in North Kivu, plagued by armed groups, with a…