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
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
Loyalist troops in Burundi have arrested at least three leaders of a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, a presidential spokesman said. Gervais Abayeho said those arrested on Friday were two army generals, including former Defence Minister Cyrille Ndayirukiye, and a police general. Major-General Godefroid Niyombare, who led the coup attempt, was
A former Vice President of Nigeria and Turaki Adamawa, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has condemned the violent crisis in Burundi. There have been protests since late April over current President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office. More than 20 people have been killed during clashes. On his Twitter account @atiku he wrote: […]
The Burundian Constitutional Court was forced to validate President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to seek a third term in office, an exiled judge has said. According to Aljazeera, judges met on April 30 and found that Nkurunziza was not eligible to run for another term, said Constitutional Court Vice President Sylvere Nimpagaritse, who is in […]
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 […]
Two people have been killed in new protests in Burundi against the president’s re-election bid. According to BBC, the protests started peacefully on Monday morning but got out of hand when protestors started attacking police with stones. The protests are over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. Thousands are out on the […]
Police is reported to break up the demonstrations of opposition activists in Burundi using tear gas and water cannon. The activists are protesting for a second day against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term in office, BBC reports. At least two people were killed in violent clashes in Burundi on […]
