Ketty Nivyabandi, Author at African Arguments

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.

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By Ketty Nivyabandi
June 10, 2020
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I cry, not for Nkurunziza, but for the lives he broke

I cry for the country we could have had these past five years, for the blood that could have been spared, for the memories families could ...

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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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