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According to CENI Burundi’s ruling party CNDD-FDD garnered 68% of the total votes while National Congress for Liberty CNL’s presidential candidate Agathon Rwasa obtained 24%. PHOYO| FILE Burundi's main opposition leader and deputy speaker of the parliament Agathon Rwasa this Thursday 28th.May. 2020 resorted to the constitutional court, after accusing the Independent Electoral Commission...

The Academy will be named Assani Tennis Academy (ATA) after its founder and expected to engage sport community which is already backed by Burundi Tennis Federation (FTB). PHOTO| Essentially Sports A tennis academy is set to open in Burundi next year under a Burundian International tennis coach Assani Murisho in efforts to develop young...

FFB said that football fans invaded the pitch to celebrate with players after a goalless draw between Interstars and Musongati FC. PHOTO|Premier League All the football matches which were slated to be played in the Intwari stadium in Bujumbura will from this month be held behind closed as a measure to protect players and...

The provisional result declared Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye the winner of the presidential race after a landslide victory against leading opposition Agathon Rwsa. PHOTO| Burundi Times Burundi’s ruling party Secretary General Evariste Ndayishimiye was declared Monday 25th May 2020 the winner of presidential race in a landslide victory as he bagged 68 percent of the...

The Independent Human Rights Commission chairman Sixte Vigny Nimuraba while addressing journalist in Bujumbura on Saturday 23rd. April. 2020. PHOTO| BurundiTimes The National Human Rights Commission (CNIDH) raised concern over political parties’ use of children during the campaigns in the country, the commission chairman Sixte Vigny Nimuraba said that there was need for...

One of the voters casting her vote in Nyakabiga polling station on May 20th. 2020. PHOTO|FILE. By 6 am local time in Bujumbura polling stations were already opened and voters queued to cast their votes for the next president that will bring an end to President Pierre Nkuruniza’s 15 years in power.

The minister of security has imposed some restrictions of the movement of motorcycles and bicycles at certain places within the city in efforts to guarantee peace and stability during the elections. PHOTO| FILE. Ahead of general elections slated for this May 20, 2020 the Public Security minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni warned political party leaders...

The number increased after 89 people were tested for the virus including contact tracing of the previously infected patients. PHOTO|FILE On Sunday 17th the Burundi health ministry announced 15 new Coronavirus cases according to the tests that were conducted earlier this month. The number increased after 89 people were tested for...

The deceased is mostly known for his Forex Bureau business in Bujumbura. A prominent business man in Burundi Simbananiye Jackson aka Kirahwata was found dead in the early hours of Thursday morning at avenue de Imprimerie located in Bujumbura. According to Burundi public security spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye the deceased was abducted...

This happens as the country is fighting the covid-19. Till today Burundi has registered 27 COVID-19 cases of which 15 active, 11 discharged and  one death according to the ministry of health. PHOTO| Burundi government declared Walter Kazadi Mwilombo who was the country representative of the World Health Organisation persona non grata, in a...