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Refugees Turn Down Burundi Govt’s Plea to Return Home

Refugees Turn Down Burundi Govt’s Plea to Return Home

Burundian officials who had travelled to Uganda to persuade their nationals to return home left empty-handed after they were met with a hostile reception. At a rally organised for a team led by Burundi Minister for Home Affairs Pascal Barandagiye, the refugees in Nakivale settlement demanded justice, an African Union force to protect those opposed […]

Intra-Burundi Talks Again in Disarray

Intra-Burundi Talks Again in Disarray

The Intra-Burundi dialogue led by former Tanzania president Benjamin Mkapa has been thrown into a disarray once again after the government and one opposition group said they would not participate in the talks set for Thursday. The Burundi government said the talks breached a requirement in the UN Security Council Resolution that only “peaceful stakeholders” […]

President Pierre Nkurunziza Stalls Talks, Eyes Term Limit Removal

President Pierre Nkurunziza Stalls Talks, Eyes Term Limit Removal

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza seems to be stalling the East African Community-led mediation process, while also pushing a political agenda to remove a key part of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement (also known as the Arusha Accords) that limits presidential terms. Facilitated by former Presidents Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela, the Arusha Accords helped […]

Rwandan Genocide Incitement Tactics Emerge in Burundi

Rwandan Genocide Incitement Tactics Emerge in Burundi

As regional and international efforts gain momentum to deal with the deteriorating crisis in Burundi, a senior member of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s ruling party is inciting local population and security personnel to turn against each other. Political unrest has increased with dozens of people so far killed, clobbered, or strangled to death on city streets […]

Burundi Officials Blame Museveni for Stalled Peace Talks With Opposition

Burundi Officials Blame Museveni for Stalled Peace Talks With Opposition

Senior Burundian officials say they are in support of dialogue between the government and opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s administration, adding that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has failed to bring both sides to the negotiating table. Last week, President Nkurunziza sent emissaries to Kampala, following his surprise inauguration last month, with analysts speculating that he […]

Force Only Way To Oust President Nkurunziza In Burundi

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 […]

65 protestors arrested in Burundi for protesting against the president’s re-election bid

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 […]

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