Africa Union Wants UN to send Troops in Burundi
The African Union wants the United Nations Security Council to authorise the deployment of the continental body’s peacekeepers in Burundi in light of continued violation of human-rights and the political instability that has rocked the country for nine months. AU Chair Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the situation in Burundi needs unity of purpose and action […]
Nine Killed In Burundi As Violence Worsens
Gunmen executed nine people in Burundi’s capital hours before police launched house-to-house searches for weapons on Sunday, amid international fears of fresh bloodletting in the central African nation. Hundreds of police and soldiers ringed the opposition flashpoint Mutakura district of the capital Bujumbura early Sunday to start a widely feared crackdown on “enemies of the […]
Burundi says there’ll be ‘no war or genocide’ despite global alarm over security crackdown
Burundi said Saturday it wanted only to crush “terrorism” as it dismissed international fears of fresh bloodletting if the government carries out threats to stamp out resistance to the president. “There will be no war or genocide,” presidential communications chief Willy Nyamitwe told AFP, after world leaders voiced concern over a government escalation of already […]
Burundi army chief Prime Niyongabo ‘escapes assassination attempt’
The head of Burundi’s armed forces has survived an assassination attempt in the capital Bujumbura, police said, adding that at least seven other people were killed in the attack. “There was an attack against the armed forces chief, General Prime Niyongabo, but happily he was unharmed,” Burundi’s deputy police chief, General Godefroid Bizimana, told AFP […]
Burundi Ex-Army Chief Killed As Fears Grow Of A New Civil War
The former head of Burundi’s army during its 13-year civil war was assassinated Saturday, further fuelling fears of a new civil war in the restive east central African country. Colonel Jean Bikomagu, a key figure in the former Tutsi-dominated army, was gunned down in his car by unidentified assailants as he was about to enter […]
Burundi’s Environment Not Conducive For Credible Elections, UN Says
According to the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission (MENUB), Burundi’s national environment is not conducive to hold a credible election process. MENUB observed all of the electoral process of Burundi during the July 2015 election. Though the election was peaceful even after two postponements, the results incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza winning a controversial third term […]
Burundian soldiers clash with gunmen near Rwanda
Burundian soldiers clashed with gunmen Friday in a northern region near Rwanda, a local official and the military said, in the latest violence ahead of controversial elections due next week. The crisis in Burundi revolves around President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to stand for a third straight five-year term, which his opponents say is unconstitutional and […]
Burundi Rejects U.N. Help To Resolve Its Political Crisis
Burundi on Sunday rejected a second U.N. diplomat named to help resolve the country’s political crisis, saying a critical report about last week’s parliamentary elections demonstrated bias. The tiny east African country plunged into turmoil in late April when protests erupted in response to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. The opposition boycotted […]
Force Only Way To Oust President Nkurunziza In Burundi
A Burundian general who backed a failed coup in May threatened that he and others would launch an armed resistance after President Pierre Nkurunziza refused to bow to opposition and international demands to abandon a bid for a third term. General Leonard Ngendakumana, a deputy to the leader of the aborted uprising, accused the president […]
Burundi Elections Not Free And Fair: African Union
The African Union stood down its election observers in Burundi on Sunday, saying Monday’s parliamentary election would be neither free nor fair, as the speaker of parliament said he had fled after being threatened and heavy gunfire echoed across the capital. Residents of the capital Bujumbura reported hearing the sound of grenade explosions and heavy […]
