Nkurunziza
No Mourning for Burundian Refugees As President Nkurunziza Is Buried
Today, Friday, June 26, Burundians are bidding farewell to former President Pierre Nkurunziza who passed away on June 8 following a cardiac arrest according to the government. The former leader…
Kagame Orders Rwandan Flag to Be Flown at Half-mast to Mourn Nkurunziza
President Paul Kagame has ordered that flags of Rwanda and East African Community be flown at half-mast effective Saturday, in solidarity with neighboring Burundi after the passing of President…
Burundi’s Nkurunziza Dies
Outgoing Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died according to a statement released by the Burundian government, hours after rumours of his death had circulated after he was airlifted to a…
Biruta Speaks out on Uganda, Burundi
Rwanda says it will consider lifting the travel advisory against Rwandans traveling to Uganda if Kampala continues to show goodwill towards implementing the Luanda Memorandum of Understanding as it has…
War of Drums: Rwanda Laughs Off Burundi Drum Anger
It all started on Sunday, August 18 when Himbaza Drummers, a group of Burundian refugees living in Rwanda appeared on the East Africa’s Got Talent (EAGT) – a talent…
World Refugee Day: A Look at Welfare of 150,000 Refugees in Rwanda
Today Rwanda has joined the rest of the world to mark the international World Refugee Day at a time when the number of people displaced by conflict and persecution has…
Burundian Refugees To Get More Support
The German government has donated Euros 2 million to support Burundian refugees living in camps in Tanzania and Rwanda. Rwanda will recieve half of this donation (Euro 1 million) to…
President Nkurunziza Boycotts EAC Heads Of State Summit
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza decided not to take any risks again. He sent his Foreign Affairs Minister, Alian Nyamitwe, to represent him at an emergency EAC summit on Burundi in…
