Burundi on Monday said it would reopen its Kobero-Kabanga and Mugina borders with Tanzania, which were closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. “Quarantine for all travellers, and all mandatory quarantines countrywide now have been suspended but the travellers are expected to self-quarantine at their homes or a hotel of their choice for 24 hours waiting […]
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A Burundi refugee who sought sanctuary in Zimbabwe 2006 before being labelled a threat to national security by Public Service Minister Paul Mavima, has been granted relief to remain in the country by High Court judge Priscilla Munangati Manongwa. Faustin Magorwa found himself in Zimbabwe after fleeing attacks by his own family members for marrying […]
THE government has appealed to the international community to remove economic sanctions imposed on Burundi and provide support to the country to receive its citizens who are returning back home. The Director of the Refugees Services Department in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr Sudi Mwakibasi, said the international community should intervene and see how […]
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed to support Burundi’s bid to have economic sanctions imposed by US Treasury department lifted. The President who spoke during the 58th Madaraka Day Fete held in Kisumu assured Burundi’s head of state to hold talks with other East Africa Communities leaders to spur development in the region. “I […]
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is expected in Nairobi on Monday for a two-day State visit to Nairobi. This will be the first time in nearly a decade that a Burundian leader will tour Kenya. According to organisers of Madaraka Day national fete, President Ndayishimiye will grace the occasion in the lakeside city on Tuesday, on […]
At least two people were killed in Bujumbura following a grenade explosion in one of the city’s busiest spots on Tuesday evening. The government termed the incident a terrorism attack, and said that investigations have been launched. “One person died on spot near the former central market while another one died after being evacuated,” a […]
Nairobi — End Abusive Prosecutions; Lift Restrictions on Free Speech Burundi’s scrutiny and control of media and nongovernmental organizations, and the conviction after deeply flawed proceedings of 12 journalists and activists in exile have a continued chilling effect on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. Almost one year after President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s inauguration, the […]
April 2015 marked the start of a political and human rights crisis in Burundi that has claimed several hundred lives. In late April 2015 public demonstrations broke out in response to the late president Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a controversial third electoral term. The Burundian police used excessive force and shot demonstrators indiscriminately. After […]
Thousands of residents in Bujumbura and Gatumba have fled their homes after their property and houses were flooded due to the rising water levels of Lake Tanganyika and the swelling rivers around the city. The water level of Lake Tanganyika increased since the beginning of the year, leading to almost 30,000 people displaced, as the […]
Uganda and Burundi are finalising plans to build a new road to promote trade and commerce and circumvent a barrier presented by Rwanda’s closure of Gatuna border in early 2019. The new infrastructure to pass through northern Tanzania will fork out from Uganda in two fangs; Kitagate in Isingiro to Karagwe and Myotera-Mutukula to Karagwe, […]
Last week marked six years since the protests erupted against former Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza as he vied for a third term that opposition believed was unconstitutional. Cibitoke, a suburb in the outskirts of Bujumbura, was one of the hot spots of the protests that erupted on May 27, 2015, characterised by burnt tyres, road […]
Nairobi — Amnesty International has renewed pressure on the Burundian Government to release an activist jailed for 32 years. Germain Lukuki has already served four years in prison in what they termed as trumped-up charges for championing human rights in his country. Lukuki is said to be among political prisoners in Burundi who were arrested […]
Thursday, April 22, 2021 — Teams from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have carried out a number of large-scale malaria prevention campaigns in eastern Burundi in recent years, most recently in the hills of Kinyinya. Their objective: to attack the disease at its source by reducing the number of mosquitoes.“Come back and visit us!” Standing in […]
Kibondo — The government is encouraging Burundi refugees to go back home across the common border, assuring them that their country is safe and stable. Thousands of Burundians are still in refugee camps in Tanzania, harbouring concerns over their safety and reintegration. Speaking at the Nduta Camp in Kibondo District, Mr Sudi Mwakibasi – director […]
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has granted amnesty to more than 5,000 prisoners. A presidential decree dated March 5, 2021 and made public on Monday granted amnesty to 5,255 inmates countrywide with the exception of those who committed crimes against humanity and other major crimes. It grants amnesty to “prisoners definitively sentenced to less than or […]
The African Development Bank’s Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), has registered two new complaints about projects funded by the Bank Group in Burundi and Kenya. The Burundi complaint was submitted by representatives of people affected by the Nyakararo Mwaro – Gitega Road project (RN18 /Phase II, Kibumbu-Gitega Mweya) and officially registered on 22 February. The complaint […]
The Burundi National Communication Council (CNC) on Monday lifted a ban on Bonesha radio after dialogue between CNC and media owners early this month. “On relating to the recommendations by the president on the possible reopening of the media houses under sanctions, Bonesha radio sanctions have been lifted after talks with CNC,” said Nestor Bankumukunzi, […]
The Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat has announced that resources mobilization is ongoing to fund Akanyaru Multipurpose Water Resources Development project. The development was announced Monday 22, during a virtual event meant to celebrate the Nile Day The Akanyaru project is part of the Nile River Basin investment programme-a joint initiative of Rwanda and Burundi Both […]