Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it said in a post on its official Twitter account. […]
Burundi is kicking out the World Health Organisation’s top official in the country just days before the presidential election and after WHO raised concerns about crowded political rallies. A foreign ministry letter seen by the Associated Press says the WHO representative to Burundi, Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has been declared persona non grata and must leave […]
Burundi Football Federation (FFB) has banned goal celebrations, pre-match handshakes and any activity that involves touching of hands as they push on with national league amidst coronavirus outbreak. These are part of preventive measures that have been enacted to help contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Burundi has so far registered three cases, […]
Gunmen, wearing police and army uniforms, killed three people and injured three others at a bar in a heavily guarded neighbourhood of Burundi’s biggest city Bujumbura late on Friday, police and residents said. The attack took place in the Rohero district, where violence is rare and officials often have the protection of their own security […]
Football fans in Ilorin have called on Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to consider proven home based players in his team selection for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt scheduled for June. The fans told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday that Rohr should consider home based […]
The organiser of Nigeria Pitch Awards, Shina Phillips, has joined other optimists, tipping the Super Eagles to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Phillips gave the hope in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while speaking on the chances of the Gernot Rohr-tutored team in Africa’s biggest football event. […]
Burundi’s ritual dance of the royal drums which in 2014 was placed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, has been segmented by the country’s government as men affair for drum beating while women can do the rhythmic dance. UNESCO’s cultural heritage is described as “a spectacle combining powerful, synchronised drumming with dancing, heroic poetry and […]
Following last week’s foiled coup attempt in Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza has dismissed his defence and foreign ministers according to a presidential spokesperson. Emmanuel Ntahonvukiye, a civilian, was named on Monday to replace Pontian Gaciyubwenge, the defence minister, while Alain Aime Nyamitwe was appointed foreign minister to succeed Laurent Kavakure, the spokesperson said. Al Jazeera’s […]
The West African Bar Association (AFBA) has condemned the attempted coup in Burundi, maintaining that the foiled coup was a major setback towards the sustenance of democratic governance in the country. The body also implored President Pierre Nkurunziza to jettison the idea of his third-term bid and concentrate more on good governance that would translate […]
Heavily armed soldiers were deployed in Burundi’s capital on Monday to quell persistent street protests against the president’s bid for a third term, which sparked a coup attempt that was foiled last week. In Bujumbura’s Musaga neighbourhood armed soldiers faced off with hundreds of angry protesters who called for President Pierre Nkurunziza to reverse his […]
At least 50,000 refugees are living on the shore of Lake Tangyanika in rough conditions after fleeing the political crisis in Burundi, the Tanzanian government has said. Isaac Nantanga, spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, told Al Jazeera the Tanzanian government was doing its best to receive the asylum seekers from Burundi but said […]
Seventeen alleged coup leaders have appeared before a prosecutor in Burundi, their lawyer said, the day after the failure of an attempt to overthrow the country’s president, Aljazeera reports. The group that appeared in the high court on Saturday included General Cyrille Ndayirukiye and top police commissioners Zenon Ndabaneze and Hermenegilde Nimenya, who are accused […]
Burundi’s government was Saturday accused of launching a campaign of repression against independent media, the day after loyalist troops defeated an attempted coup against the central African nation’s president. Rights activist Innocent Muhozi said journalists were being subjected to threats of arrest and even death, and he said the head of the prominent independent radio […]
Heavy gunfire and explosions have rocked Burundi’s capital Bujumbura hours after a senior army officer said he had dismissed the country’s president following weeks of protests over a controversial third term, our correspondent has said. “We understand military factions loyal to the president are fighting those loyal to the coup leader,” “An independent TV station […]
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has rejected an appeal from the European Union and the United States to delay the June 26 presidential election. Nkurunziza reportedly told the BBC that postponing the vote would worsen the situation. Willy Nyamitwe, senior advisor to President Nkurunziza on media and communication, said delaying the election is a technical matter […]
Fresh political violence in Burundi has left one person and dead and at least three others wounded, as demonstrations continue against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term. Witnesses and a Red Cross official said the latest unrest occurred Thursday after police intervened to stop clashes between the president’s supporters and opponents […]
Two Nigerian-based pro- democracy groups – Association of African Writers on Human and People’s Rights (AFRIRIGHTS) and Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) – have asked the African Union to demand that the President of Burundi respects his country’s constitution and step down immediately his second term expired, having served for two terms provided […]
A senior advisor to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza said the government believes the United States is not well-informed about what is happening in Burundi. Willy Nyamitwe, senior presidential advisor on media and communications, accused the U.S. of meddling in Burundi’s internal affairs. Burundi has been rocked by violent protests since the ruling CNDD-FDD party nominated […]
Burundi’s constitutional court says it has approved President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. The statement came on Tuesday as dozens of protesters marched in the capital Bujumbura to say they would “never accept” a campaign they call illegal. Police also fired tear gas at protesters as they approached the US embassy. […]
Burundi constitutional court has said that President Pierre Nkurunziza can run for a third term. The court argued that his first term as President does not count as he was appointed by parliament., BBC reports. His third-term bid has led to more than a week of deadly protests. The court’s decision comes after its vice-president […]