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    Burundi’s newest, biggest rebel group

    By Jordan Anderson
    October 3, 2017
    Who are the Popular Forces of Burundi?  On 27 August, Burundian rebel leader Major General Jérémie Ntiranyibagira announced the reorganisation of the militant group, the ...
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    Burundi today, like yesterday, needs Sauti Sol

    By Roland Rugero
    October 2, 2017
    If the youth of Burundi are deprived of the opportunity to sing together for hope, where then should they go? Dear Ketty, I read ...
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    An open letter to Sauti Sol, as you perform in my beloved Burundi

    By Ketty Nivyabandi
    September 22, 2017
    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 ...
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    The Burundian army’s dangerous over-reliance on peacekeeping

    By Richard Moncrieff & Thierry Vircoulon
    September 1, 2017
    Burundi needs international peacekeeping missions to keep its troops paid and happy. Peacekeeping missions need Burundian troops. But for how long? The crisis that ...
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    Why Burundians continue to flee

    By Thijs Van Laer
    August 24, 2017
    Despite government claims that Burundi is safe, refugees say they will only consider returning under three conditions. On 20 July, President Pierre Nkurunziza left ...
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    BurundiPolitics

    Burundi 2020: Is President Nkurunziza already at it again?

    By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse
    August 15, 2017
    The government claims Burundi is safe, that political disagreements have been resolved, and that the people want term limits removed ahead of 2020. Two ...
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    Photo of the Week: The Burundi Coup

    By Igor Rugwiza
    April 10, 2017
    On 13 May 2015, General Godefroid Niyombare declared on Burundian radio that President Pierre Nkurunziza had been overthrown. In the preceding weeks, protesters had ...
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  • BurundiPolitics

    4 ways in which the Burundi crisis is far from over

    By Burundi network
    February 21, 2017
    The government is calling on its 380,000 refugees to return home, claiming the country is safe. Why does no-one believe them? Since the start ...
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  • BurundiPolitics

    Three lessons about Burundi’s crisis from speaking to those who fled it

    By Richard Moncrieff
    January 20, 2017
    Burundi’s 327,000 refugees are not mere victims but also active citizens, many remaining actively engaged in the country’s problems. Burundi will soon mark two ...
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  • BurundiPolitics

    The AU tried and failed on Burundi. Now it’s time to try again.

    By Elissa Jobson
    October 10, 2016
    Unless regional and international organisations act in concert and inject new life into the mediation process, Burundi risks igniting a wider crisis. In its ...
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