Governance

Governance

Giharo : attempted arrest of a district leader of the UPRONA party

Usuel Ntakarutimana, leader of the UPRONA party (Union for National Progress) in Giharo district in Rutana province, southeast Burundi, was the victim of an attempted arrest by the district leader

Governance

Makamba : forced contributions for applicants for administrative documents

According to applicants for administrative documents in the district and province of Makamba (southern Burundi), each document is now signed for contributions. Birth certificates, full identity, residence, family composition, all

Governance

Gitega : barely started, the appointment of members of the decentralized commissions of the CENI is already giving rise to protests

The provincial leader of the Sahwanya FRODEBU (Front for Democracy in Burundi) party in Gitega province (central Burundi) deplores that the designation of members of the CEPI (independent provincial electoral

Opinion

Ndayishimiye: from man of providence to a king without kingdom

Who does not remember the intense sighs of relief at the arrival of Evariste Nadayishimiye to power! Poorly elected certainly, with official results still in the drawers, four years after

Governance

Gitega: the second level of the Supreme Court upheld the life prison sentence against former Burundian Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni

The President of the Supreme Court Emmanuel Gateretse notified him of the decision this Thursday at the Gitega central prison where Alain Guillaume Bunyoni is detained since July 2023. INFO

Governance

Burundi : Burundians are ungrateful (President Ndayishimiye)

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye said Wednesday that Burundians are ungrateful, refusing to take responsibility for the fuel shortage which he describes as “a common challenge.” In a message to the

Governance

Cibitoke : cessation of activities at OTB Buhoro following lack of electricity and fuel

Since last Thursday, the activities of the Burundi Tea Office in Buhoro in Cibitoke province (Northwestern Burundi) have been paralyzed due to the severe lack of electricity and fuel. The

Politic

Burundi: the President of the National Assembly prohibits deputies from denouncing the current crisis

The lower house of the Burundian parliament on Thursday passed the general State’s budget for 2024-2025 financial year. Some deputies have denounced since Wednesday when the Vice- President of the

Human Rights

Burundi : the CNC, regulatory body or oppressor?

Four local radio stations prevented from creating media synergy on the new press law, the warning against the Iwacu press group or the ban on Bonesha Fm radio from rebroadcasting

Society

Gitega : Burundi has never been so blessed (President Ndayishimiye)

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye said on Saturday that his country is experiencing overproduction in all areas. According to him, the small East African nation has never been as blessed as