OLUCOME and PARCEM press conference interrupted by police
This Monday morning the press conference that was organized by the Observatory for the Fight against Corruption and Economic Malpractice (OLUCOME) and Speech and Actions for the Awakening of Consciences and the Evolution of Mentalities (PARCEM), was interrupted by the law enforcers that was set to address the challenges and call for the government to reconsider the...
2 killed as police launches investigation in Bujumbura
Burundi ministry of internal affairs and public security said that on Tuesday two dead bodies were found in one of the Bujumbura suburbs in Gatunguru.
According to the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Pierre Nkurikiye, the dead bodies were found on Tuesday early morning at around 7:45 am local time.
Bujumbura reinstates curfew on bars
The opening hours of drinking places is from 17hrs to 21hrs local time during the week days and from 13hrs to 21hrs during weekends and public holidays. PHOTO|FILE.
In a letter
signed by Bujumbura’s mayor Freddy Mbonimpa dated November 21st
2019, the city’s mayor imposed a curfew in the country biggest town after a meeting
that...
Burundi’s Human Rights Commission concerned over children’s involvement in politics
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...
Opposition anniversary celebrations banned in Burundi
Burundi’s minister of Internal Affairs and Public Security Martin Niteretse in a letter dated February 2nd, 2023 suspended anniversary celebrations of the country’s opposition political party National Congress for Liberty (CNL) that was set to be celebrated on February 19th.
“To this end, to prevent any risk of clashes at the place of the...
Region to establish an Army to restore peace in DRC
Barely one month after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community, the region is establishing a force to fight the negative forces in the DRC under the leadership of Kinshasa.
During the second region’s Heads of State meeting that took place this Thursday in Nairobi on the invitation of Kenya’s...
573 Burundian refugees return home
To date, approximately 79,000 Burundian refugees were voluntarily repatriated since September 2017. PHOTO| FILE.
More than five hundred Burundian refugees arrived on wednesday from neighboring Tanzania after spending almost five years in the refugee camps.
According to the Burundian authority 573 Burundians were voluntarily repatriated from several refugee camps in Tanzania...
EACSOF petitions Regional Assembly over remittance delay
According to the regional civil society umbrella, as of September 13th 2019 it was only Uganda and Rwanda who had remitted partially of their contribution for the financial 2019/20. PHOTO| Burundi Times
The East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum
(EACSOF) has petitioned the East African Legislative Assembly to engage the
Council of Ministers to recommend...
Burundi deports 138 foreign nationals for illegal stay
30 Congolese nationals being arrested arrested found in a building Cibitoke suburb loctaed in Bujumbura on September 18/2019. PHOTO| FILE.
Burundi police on Wednesday announced the deportation of at least 138 illegal immigrants in the last two months including 30 students who were found in a house located in the outskirts of Bujumbura...
Burundi opposition members cry foul ahead of general elections
Burundi’s ruling party CNDD-FDD declined to comment on the allegation but had for several times rubbished the accusations saying that they were unfounded and had no grounds. PHOTO| BurundiTimes
Burundi’s
Council for Liberation (CNL) has yet again accused the ruling party youth wing
(Imbonerakure) of harassing and intimidating the party members.
The
allegations came...