Politics

The African Union (AU) convened the third edition of its Continental Dialogue on Youth, Peace and Security in Bujumbura this week, bringing together over 800 youth leaders, government officials, and peace advocates from across the continent. Held from December 12-13, 2024, the event was organized by HE Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi and the...

Atleast 558 prisoners with minor offenses were released in Burundi as part of President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s amnesty.

ARUSHA, Tanzania — Burundi’s newly appointed foreign minister, Edouard Bizimana, was sworn in Tuesday as an ex-officio member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) during a session in Arusha, Tanzania. “Recently, His Excellency Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed Edouard Bizimana as the minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Community Affairs of Burundi. As the...

Burundi has announced that it will reopen its border with Rwanda only after the extradition of members of the RED TABARA rebel group, currently sheltered in Rwanda, according to Rosine Guillene Gatoni, spokesperson of the Burundi president During a live public program in Rumonge last Friday, Gatoni addressed journalists, emphasizing that the ongoing border...

The United States has raised alarms over escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a series of ceasefire

Kigali indicated that the deceased were identified as Job Ebindishanga aged 32 and Bosco Tuheirwe 35. PHOTO| FILE Two Ugandans believed to be business men were shot dead in the early morning of November 10th 2019 by the Rwandan police, police in Rwanda said that a group of suspected smugglers crossed inside Rwandan territory in Nyagatare...

The United Kingdom on Friday urged Burundi to address “serious irregularities” in its June elections and to reopen the UN human rights office, during the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “We urge the government of Burundi to allow full access and to reopen the OHCHR country office,” the...

According to a study revealed by the association of repatriated women (AFRABU), of the 30% representation of women in the Burundi’s public institutions as per the constitution the new study revealed that women representation stood at 18 percent. The study was conducted in a course of five years with the primary objective of improving...

The ruling comes after the leader of opposition party CNL Agathon Rwasa contested last week on the outcome of the results accusing the Electoral Commission and the ruling party CNDD-FDD of inflating the numbers of voters while others voted on behalf of those who died long time ago. PHOTO| FILE. Burundi’s Constitutional Court...

Burundi former president Pierre Buyoya has resigned from his position as an African Union High representative for Mali and the Sahel region. Mr. Buyoya through his twitter handle said that his resignation comes after a verdict was rendered by the Burundi’s Supreme Court accused of being involved in the assassination of the country’s first...