Politics

The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) Pierre Claver Kazihise announced that the political parties and Independent candidates were now given a green light to kick start a 21 days campaign. PHOTO| FILE. Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza decreed a law on April 25, 2020, allowing political parties and independent politicians to kick-off the campaign...

Burundi government’s efforts to repatriate Burundians who fled the country comes as the country is expected to conduct general elections in less than a month. PHOTO| FILE. More than seven hundred Burundian refugees were earlier on Thursday repatriated to their home country after spending years in neighboring Tanzania. According to the Burundian authority 717...

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...

One of the nine members of the Burundi EALA chapters from left to right Hon. Leontine Nzdyimana, Hon. Victor Burikukiye and Hon. Jean Marie Muhirwa during a press conference in Bujumbura on March 25th. 2020. PHOTO| Burundi Times The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Burundi chapter launched a campaign in efforts to fight against the spread...

Burundi's Leontine Nzeyimana (Center) during a plenary of the East African Legislative Assembly(EALA) in Arusha (Tanzania) on Monday February 24/2020. PHOTO| Burundi Times The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has this Monday February 24th elected Burundi’s Leontine Nzeyimana as the Chairperson to preside over the Regional Assembly sittings in the absence of the substantive speaker Martin Ngoga.

EACJ Judges during Burundi's appeal on the election of the EALA speaker in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday 20th 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes. After Burundi lodged an appeal in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on August 26th. 2019 on the election of the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker (EALA) Martin Ngoga, the hearing...

Mr. Ndayishimiye who is the current Secretary General of the ruling party (CNDD-FDD) will now be the ruling party’s candidate in the May’s presidential elections. PHOTO: Burundi Times In a congress of 1070 members of the party gathered in the country’s new capital Gitega, Burundi’s ruling party CNDD-FDD this Sunday appointed Maj.Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye as their...

At least two Constitutional experts/officials from EAC member states were expected to take part in the consultations that kicked off in Ngozi province. As Burundi hosted the first ever consultation meeting on drafting the East Africa’s Confederation constitution, the process kicked off with hiccups as neighboring Rwanda failed to send a delegation to Burundi for the...

At least two officials from EAC member states are expected to arrive in Bujumbura by January 13th in order to conduct the consultation meeting. PHOTO| FILE Burundi is set to host a five day consultation meeting for drafting the East African Community (EAC) Political Confederation Constitution which is expected to start on 14th January 2020.

Granting amnesty to prisoners has been one of the incumbent’s tradition practiced during the New Year’s Eve. PHOTO| FILE. During the New Year’s address, Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza granted amnesty to prisoners sentenced to not more than five years, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and the disabled inmates. “In efforts to promote peace...