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21.10.2023
The long road to reconciliation in Burundi

Thirty years after the civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi began in Burundi, nobody has forgotten the atrocities. But the country's current conflict is more political than ethnic.

Source: DW
18.10.2023
Burundi arrests head of opposition party

The head of a small opposition party in Burundi was detained on Tuesday after it criticised the government on social media, a judicial source and party official said. … Last week, the UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of a special rapporteur on Burundi's rights situation for another year and urged the government to fully cooperate with him.

Source: The East African
22.09.2023
Concerns over the continuing crackdown on civic space and political opposition - HRW

[…] Human Rights Watch remains deeply concerned by the continuing crackdown on civic space and political opposition.

Source: allAfrica
04.07.2023
Rights group raise alarm after Burundi walkout from UN review

Civil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi's decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a perceived slide in countries' cooperation with U.N. bodies.

Source: Reuters
16.09.2022
Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule

Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turmoil sparking widespread protests, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday.

Source: UN News
02.09.2022
MPs eject prime minister in president purge over coup plot

Burundi's parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned last week of a possible coup plot against him. The President sacked his prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and his cabinet chief General Gabriel Nizigama on a day of high drama in the troubled country.

Source: The East African
29.06.2022
UN investigator calls for access to Burundi to probe human rights violations

[…] Zongo noted with satisfaction that since the start of his mandate on April 1, Burundi’s return to the international scene had begun with the lifting of sanctions by the European Union, the United States and others. In return, he said Burundi has begun interacting with international and regional actors.

Source: VOA News
02.03.2022
Burundi's return to the international fold

The country is rehabilitating its global image, but do its domestic reforms hold up to scrutiny?

Source: ISS Africa
11.01.2022
Burundi and Rwanda on a reconciliation path

As insecurity in the Great Lakes deepens, the commitment of both countries’ leaders to normalise relations is a positive step.

Source: ISS Today
19.11.2021
U.S. lifts sanctions against government after six years

The US on Thursday lifted sanctions imposed on Burundi since 2015 when violent protests erupted against then president Pierre Nkurunziza. More than one thousand people died and many others were injured.

Source: allAfrica