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Author: Ketty Nivyabandi

Ketty Nivyabandi

Ketty Nivyabandi is a poet and activist from Burundi. In 2015, she successfully mobilised women to peacefully protest President Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office. She later left her country after numerous threats on her life and currently resides in Canada.

  • Sauti Sol with Burundi's Vice-President Gaston Sindimwo. Credit: Sauti Sol.
    BurundiCultureEditor's PicksSociety
    By Ketty Nivyabandi
    September 22, 2017
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    An open letter to Sauti Sol, as you perform in my beloved Burundi

    I want to believe you don’t know about the crimes against humanity committed by the authorities with whom you dine. But I find it difficult. Dear ...
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