Tag: Burundi

AFCON 2023: Kenya Miss Deadline To Take Part In Campaign

24May

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

AFCON, Corruption, Kenya, News, Sports

AFCON 2023: Kenya Miss Deadline To Take Part In Campaign

Kenya will not take part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, whose qualifying campaign is expected to start in early June. This is due to an ongoing ban from Fifa because of governmental interference in the running of the game. The East African nation expected that their ban would be lifted two weeks before their first Nations Cup qualifier if they were to take part in the 2023 campaign. However, as of the Saturday, May 21 deadline, the ban was still active. Read Also: 2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles Are Favourites To Qualify In Group A –Kalou The Harambee Stars had been due to play in Cameroon on 4 June before then hosting Namibia four days later. It means that Group C will now compromise Cameroon, Namibia and Burundi - with the top two qualifying for next year's tourn...

Burundi President To Fire All Married Government Officials With Side-chicks

8Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Burundi, News

Burundi President To Fire All Married Government Officials With Side-chicks

The president of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye is set to fire all married government officials who have concubines or are involved in extra-marital relationships. The directive is alleged to have been masterminded by Minister for Internal Security, Gervais Ndirakobuca as a way to bring sanity into the country starting from the top. Meanwhile, the move has sparked a debate on social media. While some welcomed the move, a different section was not quite impressed as they opined that government should focus more on fighting corruption rather than extramarital affairs. See Also: Boko Haram Invades Damboa Borno, Many Feared Dead Read some comments below; Ash vel stated; “Hahaha….when government has left nothing to do on,just have to interfer in people’s affairs”. Mr X...

UN Watchdog Reports Continued Human Rights Abuses in Burundi

18Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Burundi, Human Rights, News, United Nations

UN Watchdog Reports Continued Human Rights Abuses in Burundi

A UN watchdog reports that there has been continued human rights violations such as sexual violence, murder, and summary executions in Burundi The citizens had earlier hoped on a new era where peace will reign with the election of new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May after taking over from his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza. Former President Pierre Nkurunziza stayed in office for 15 years and during his tenure, at least 1,000 people were killed with over 400,000 displaced during an unrest which lasted between April 2015 and May 2017, according to the UN. While there were expectations of a change of fortunes in the Central African Country after the transition of Government, a Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has reported disappearance and killings in...

Burundi Swears in Ndayishimiye as President

18Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Burundi, News

Burundi Swears in Ndayishimiye as President

Burundi has sworn in President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday as successor to the deceased leader Nkurunziza. Ndayishimiye takes over power two months after the sudden demise of his predecessor, Nkurunziza. Evariste Ndayishimiye emerged President elect in May after running as the candidate of the ruling party in Burundi and the anointed candidate of Nkurunziza. Ndayishimiye was billed to be sworn in August but the abrupt death of the Nkurunziza created a void which needed to be filled. The uncertainty created by the death of the former president led ministers to resort to the constitutional court which directed the President-elect be sworn in as soon as possible. His swearing in marks the first swearing in of a president before the people in Burundi. It has always been...

Burundi: Pierre Nkurunziza – Hero or Villain?

11Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Africa, Burundi, News

Burundi: Pierre Nkurunziza – Hero or Villain?

Deceased President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza was duly elected President on 26 August, 2005 at a time when the country was recovering from a decade long civil war which lasted from 1995-2005. His emergence was a popular choice among the Burundians. The Guardian reported that Nkurunziza’s death is COVID-19 related. In May, Burundi’s foreign ministry declared World Health Organisation’s rapid response team as “persona non grata and as such, must leave the territory of Burundi.” The WHO team had arrived to assist Burundi combat spread of COVID-19. Though official Government statement attributed his death to heart attack, reports of his wife battling corona virus gives some credence to the rumour that his death was COVID-19 related. Denise Bucumi Nkurunziza, wife of deceased Presiden...

Burundi: President Pierre Nkurunziza Named ‘Eternal Supreme Guide’

13Mar

By adminNo Comments

Burundi, News

Burundi: President Pierre Nkurunziza Named ‘Eternal Supreme Guide’

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has been named "Eternal Supreme Guide" by his political party. The move means no one in the governing CNDD-FDD is allowed to disagree with his choices, secretary-general Evariste Ndayishimiye said. "He is our leader. Therefore in our party... no one is comparable to him," Mr Ndayishimiye said. "He is our parent, he is the one who advises us. That is why I ask all our members to respect that because a home without the man (its head) can be overlooked by anybody. For us, we have the best." But critics say a cult of personality is developing around 54-year-old Mr Nkurunziza. Jeremy Minani, the leader of the opposition Rally of Burundi Democrats (RDB), told Burundi Radio Publique Africaine: "President Pierre Nkurunziza's naming himself the l...