Burundi: after the coup attempt

Posted by ethuin on May 27, 2015 · 1 Comment 

This following article is a guest post by Gudrun Sif Fridriksdottir A month ago, on the 25th April the CNDD-FDD, the ruling party in Burundi, announced its presidential candidate for the upcoming elections scheduled for June 26. To nobody’s surprise the candidate was Pierre Nkurunziza, the current President who has already served for two terms. … Continue reading →

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Burundi today, or why people take to Bujumbura’s streets

Posted by ethuin on May 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

The following article is a guest post by Dirk Gillebert Every day, new reports on Burundi come in. What is happening in the capital, what is the government doing, and what is the international community saying about it? Sometimes, we get a heart-breaking story from the refugee camps in Rwanda and Tanzania (for instance about … Continue reading →

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Burundi – Des questions ouvertes…

Posted by ethuin on May 16, 2015 · 1 Comment 

The following article is a guest blog by Luca Catalano Il est 14h02, le Mercredi 13 mai à Bujumbura. A travers son site web RFI lance le message: “communiqué du général Godefroid Niyombaré diffusé par la radio privée burundaise Isanganiro: Les forces vives de la nation décident de prendre en main la destinée de la … Continue reading →

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Am I a coup d’état? A checklist on Burundi’s May 13

Posted by ethuin on May 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment 

With several hours into the night in Bujumbura, Burundi’s configuration of political and military power seems to remain highly unclear. The army is reported to have seized power in an act of emergency, declaring the ousting of incumbent President Nkurunziza as he met with fellow EAC heads of state on a special summit in Dar … Continue reading →

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