Tag: Evariste Ndayishimiye
former Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni sentenced to life imprisonment
Considered number 2 of the CNDD-FDD regime in Burundi, the former Minister of Public Security and then Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni was sentenced on Friday December 8 to life in…
DRC and Burundi sign security cooperation agreement
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi signed a defense and security memorandum of understanding on Monday (August 28th) following a 48-hour working visit by Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye…
visit of the President of Burundi with defense and security issues in the background
The President of Burundi began a visit to the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on August 27, 2023. Évariste Ndayishimiye is the current president of the East African Community…
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…
“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…
EU lifts new sanctions, pleased with progress on human rights
The European Union officially lifted, on Tuesday 25 October, the sanctions imposed in 2015 against three Burundians. They were accused of having committed acts of violence or of having prevented…
the president calls on his population to take their “illness in patience”
In Burundi, President Evariste Ndayishimiye held his first press conference two days ago since he came to power two years ago. A marathon interview with dozens of journalists, which ultimately…
the president calls for calm in the face of soaring prices
As anger mounts in Burundi over rising fuel prices, Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye called on his compatriots to calm down on Thursday, April 28, invoking “a test” from God. After…
President Ndayishimiye says justice is under orders
Évariste Ndayishimiye drives the point home. The Head of State, who regularly attacks the justice system in Burundi, which he accuses of being very corrupt and the source of all…
President Ndayishimiye’s threats against teachers
After a observed drop in the level of Burundian students, the government attacked teachers and wanted them to take a level test. Following a threat of a strike and protests…