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Burundi-election : call for effective involvement of the Catholic Church in the electoral process
As Burundians prepare for elections scheduled for 2025, former President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya calls on the Catholic Church to get involved in observing these elections. He said this on the occasion
Gitega : Imbonerakure act with impunity
Nearly a month ago, Imbonerakure (members of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party) seriously beat up Melchisédech Ndakoraniwe. The incident took place in Rukoba village in Gitega district
DRC : now close to the M23, Nangaa, the former CENI chairperson announces the imminent capture of Goma
Corneille Nangaa and his fellow M23 fighters assured the population of the Kiwanja region, in Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, conquered by the M23 rebels, that peace will be restored.
Bubanza : an imbonerakure sentenced to ten years in prison for rape of a minor
The provincial court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Bienvenu Irakoze to 10 years in prison and to pay compensation of 2 million Burundi francs for raping a 12-year-old girl. The
Burundi : the new CNL leaders want to crush Rwasa
The new governing bodies of the CNL announce ongoing investigations into property stolen by former members of the Political Bureau. Nestor Girukwishaka, current chairperson of the CNL party, indicated in
Diplomacy: reopening the borders betweenBurundi and Rwanda, not for soon
This announcement was made this Friday by Rosine Guilène Gatoni, spokesperson for President Évariste Ndayishimiye during a public conference, which was live on local media held in the province of
Tanzania : more than 100 CNL members seeking asylum
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Cibitoke : the hunt for CNL members is in full swing
Members of the opposition CNL party say they are being persecuted. Four members were arrested in less than a month. Officials of this party point the finger at the National
Burundi: the turmoil of Rwasa
The Burundian Minister of Internal Affairs Martin Niteretse confirmed on Monday the conclusions of the extraordinary congress which placed Nestor Girukwishaka at the head of the CNL party on March
Mpanda : an Imbonerakure killed by his peers
Claude Nahayo, member of the CNDD-FDD youth league, was strangled by his peers on Sunday night around 11 p.m. Six Imbonerakure are detained by the Mpanda police in Bubanza province