Rights groups want UN commission to extend mandate
By Millicent Zighe Civil rights organizations based in Burundi are now calling for the extension of the mandate of Commission…
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Arrests, detentions increase as state targets opposition
By Millicent Zighe Opponents of the Burundi government are being arrested on trumped up charges, according to a Burundian human…
UN Agency warns of food insecurity in Burundi
By Millicent Zighe More than 1.6 million Burundians are acutely food insecure and are in dire need of emergency food assistance,…
Conditions worsening in Burundi IDP camps
By Millicent Zighe More than 100,000 Burundians have been internally displaced a new study shows. A further 400,000 people have…
Spate of grenade explosions rocks Burundi’s uneasy calm
By Millicent Zighe A spate of grenade explosions has killed two people and injured another 23 in different parts of…
Banned civil society organisations to know their fate in 60 days
Arusha, Monday, March 18, 2019 Banned civil society organisations in Burundi will know their fate in 60 days when judges…
Darkness at noon as Burundi shuts doors on UN agency
By Kwamchetsi Makokha and Susan Kendi Burundi has kicked out of the country the UN agency responsible for bringing human…
Nakivale exiles lack everything at oldest refugee camp
By PCN Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda is a place like no other in terms of facilities and needs. Set…
Kamwe Kamwe – Inside Burundi’s Killing Machine
Former Burundian intelligence agents say that the country’s security services are running secret torture and detention sites to silence dissent.…