WHY AND HOW BURUNDI CRISIS BEGAN

NAIROBI: Small destitute Burundi, a central African nation marked by a troubled ethnic history and a deadly civil war, has been mired for eight months in a deepening political crisis that the African Union fears could trigger a genocide.
 
HOW DID BURUNDI'S CRISIS BEGIN? 

The crisis began on April 25 when President Pierre Nkurunziza, who had been in office since 2005, said he planned to run for a third term. The plan was dubbed anti-constitutional by civil society, the opposition, the Catholic...

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Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

The Guardian

27 Mar

'As if a storm hit': more than 40 Italian health workers have died since crisis began

'As if a storm hit': more than 40 Italian health workers have died since crisis began  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Nov

EAC should say something on Burundi political crisis

An ominous cloud has hung over Burundi ever since Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in as president for a controversial third term in August. The re-election campaign was bloody and the man even survived a coup attempt.

 

9 years ago

BBC

14 Nov

Belgium and EU act over Burundi crisis

Belgium advises its citizens to leave Burundi, while the EU says it is cutting staff levels in the African country because of the "rising risk of violence".

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 May

Kikwete now moves to defuse Burundi crisis

>President Jakaya Kikwete has sent a fact-finding mission to Burundi, which is caught up in a crisis over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Dec

Will AU’s plan end Burundi crisis?

Plans by the African Union (AU) to deploy 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi have been broadly welcomed, but will they help to end months of deadly political unrest ignited by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s quest for a third term? It remains to be seen.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Oct

Mediators try to restart Burundi crisis talks

Uganda’s defence minister is in Burundi in the latest bid to kickstart peace talks between rival factions in the impoverished central African country, presidential officials said Thursday.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 May

EAC summit ‘ignores’ Burundi crisis

>A high level meeting of the  East African Community (EAC) which ended here at the weekend skipped the Burundi crisis despite rising concerns on the security situation in its member state.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Nov

United Nations to intervene in Burundi crisis

New York.  UN officials are making plans to rush peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Burundi if violence spirals out of control there, diplomats said Wednesday.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Dec

Only dialogue can help end Burundi crisis, says bishop

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Bishop Alex Malasusa, has called for continuous regional and international talks on the violence in Burundi noting that it is the only way to save the country from a full-blown civil war.

 

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