Politic
Bujumbura: Imbonerakure go door to door collecting “forced” contributions for the ruling party
They knock on all doors, neighborhood by neighborhood, shop by shop, store by store, bar by bar…, in short, every person running a business or doing any activity must be
Makamba-Rutana: the ruling party launches a forced fundraising campaign
Residents of Rutana and Makamba provinces (southeast of Burundi) are called upon to respond to the CNDD-FDD party’s fundraising campaign for the elections due in 2025. Members of the ruling
Gitega: the creation of the independent municipal electoral commission controversial
In the commune of Gitega, the Burundi’s political capital Gitega, members of the Independent Communal Electoral Commission (CECI) were previsionaly revealed on Friday August 23. They are seven including five
Buyengero : access to the market conditioned by the contribution for the 2025 legislative elections
Inhabitants of the Mudende zone in the district of Buyengero in the province of Rumonge (southwest Burundi) denounce contributions collected by local administration officials and representatives of the CNDD-FDD. Access
Cibitoke : paramilitary training for Imbonerakure before their deployment in the DRC
For three weeks, members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD party have been receiving paramilitary training in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Local sources say that beneficiaries of the training
Mitakataka : Manassé Nzobonimpa admits to having erased symbols of the Frodebu party
Manassé Nzobonimpa says he ordered the erasure of the symbols of the Sahwanya Frodebu party in the Mitakataka zone in the district and province of Bubanza (western Burundi). Former member
DRC : Corneille Nangaa and his entourage sentenced to death
The Military Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo sitting in Gombe in the capital Kinshasa issued its verdict on Thursday, August 8. Congolese authorities also intend to refer the
Giharo : a former CNDD-FDD activist converted to the UPRONA party threatened with death
Théoneste Juma, a former CNDD-FDD activist, close to the late President Pierre Nkurunziza, is under death threats. Administration authorities and local CNDD-FDD officials are said to be behind these threats
Giharo : a woman erases CNL insignia from walls of the party’s office
On Saturday, August 3, a woman from Giharo district in Rutana province (southeastern Burundi) erased CNL party writings from walls of the office of this opposition political party. According to
DRC : Corneille Nangaa and his entourage sanctioned by the United States
In a statement released on Thursday, the United States of America announced that it had taken sanctions against Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and some of