Senior Burundi judge flees
Judge Sylvere Nimpagaritse said ‘in my soul and conscience’ he could not sign an illegal ruling after ‘enormous pressure and death threats’ The vice-president of Burundi’s constitutional court – which was about to decide on the legality of a hugely contested third term for president Pierre Nkurunziza – fled the country on Monday. His dramatic […]
Burundi students of closed university camp out at US embassy
Hundreds of students in Burundi have spent the night in front of the US embassy after their university was closed amid anti-government protests.They told the BBC they went to the embassy as there was no security for them in the capital city Bujumbura. Social media has been blocked, radio stations closed and protests banned. People […]
Violence in Burundi over president Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a 3rd term
Violence continues on the streets of Burundi’s capital Bujumbura over president Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term. Several people have been shot during the latest clashes, reports say.At least 15 protesters were hurt in a fresh bout of violence in Bujumbura on Thursday, Reuters has reported citing the Burundian Red Cross. Some of the […]
People killed in violent clashes in Burundi
At least two people have been killed in violent clashes in Burundi, a day after President Pierre Nkurunziza launched his bid for a third term in office. Thousands defied a ban to take to the streets of the capital Bujumbura. Police shot live ammunition in the air to disperse them. President Nkurunziza was nominated to […]
Burundians fear a return to war at third-term run
Any move by Burundi’s president to run for a third five-year term risks undermining a peace deal that has kept the African nation calm since civil war ended a decade ago and could stoke tensions in a region blighted by ethnic conflict. GASHORA, Rwanda — Like many of those taking refuge at the Bugesera Transit […]
65 protestors arrested in Burundi for protesting against the president’s re-election bid
Bujumbura-Burundi has charged 65 protestors with rebellion after they were arrested during clashes with police while calling for the president not to seek re-election, a prosecutor said.Tensions are high with opposition parties concerned at incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza’s expected bid for re-election in June despite the constitutional limit of two terms.Nkurunziza has not yet confirmed […]
Burundi police clash with opposition protesters
Police in Burundi have fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters calling for the president not to run for a third term, as tensions continue to rise in the central African country. Opposition parties are concerned over the incumbent president, Pierre Nkurunziza’s expected bid for a third term in the June elections, despite the […]
