Organisations go to court to stop Burundi poll

-Transparency International estimates 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year

A majority of Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most governments are seen as failing in their duty to stop the abuse of power, bribery and secret deals, according to a new opinion poll from Transparency International (http://www.Transparency.org).

In the report People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015, part of the Global Corruption Barometer, Transparency International...

East African Court of Justice Arusha, 15 August 2014: The First Instance Division today delivered three rulings in the Application matters, one allowed and other two dismissed.
The First Ruling of the Court
The First Instance Division allowed Civil Society groups and Non- Governmental Organizations operating with and without the borders of the Republic of Burundi to participate in the case filed by Burundi Journalists Association as amicus curiae (Friends of the Court) pursuant to Rule 36 of...

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

>The Babati District court has issued a stop order on attempts to shift Katikati hamlet from Sukuro Village in Simanjiro District to Kitiangare village, Manyara Region, terming the move illegal.

CCM parliamentary candidate for Iringa Urban, Mr Frederick Mwakalebela, has challenged the victory of the Reverend Peter Msigwa in court.

>Roundtable discussions aimed to ensure peaceful elections in strife-torn Burundi later this year were launched on Thursday in Bujumbura with a plea to stop any election-related violence.

A group of 17 political parties in Burundi agrees to boycott next month's elections, saying they will not be free and fair.

The European Union suspends its election monitoring mission in Burundi amid political unrest over the president's third-term bid.

Burundi's electoral commission sets 15 July as the new date for controversial presidential elections after third-term bid protests.