Podcasts about burundians

Our exploration of global fundraising continues today with Dieudonné Nahimana. Now this one is extra special for me. Dieudonné is one of the most impressive and resilient humans I have ever met and I really don't say that lightly. Like hundreds of thousands of other Burundians, the direction of Dieudonné's life was drastically altered during the civil war in 1993, when his father was murdered, and he ended up living on the streets of the capital, Bujumbura. Living with and supporting that community of resilient and creative children who survive together without their families has shaped his vision for the future of the whole country. He has established, New Generation, which is now nearly 25 years old. Dieudonné's home and his meals and even his wedding day have always been shared with dozens, if not hundreds of street children. He has trained thousands of young people across Burundi in peace building and reconciliation. He's led by example. He forgave the man who murdered his father, and is now sponsoring the education of his children. He has won awards for his work. He ran for president of Burundi in 2020. Not for himself, but to show others what is possible. He lost that contest, but the nature and grace of his defeat and the public calls for reconciliation, he gave Burundi its first peaceful election for 60 years. Yet, New Generation still struggles to secure the funding they need to pay their staff, many of whom are former street children, to support entrepreneurship of these creative young people and feed hundreds of other children who rely on New Generation to survive on the streets of Burundi. I think this conversation stands on its own. I know you'll be inspired by Dieudonné's story. He has been so open and honest about the challenges he has faced of which fundraising seems to be relatively small, but is vital for the future of New Generation in Burundi. I will be sharing some reflections on Dieudonné and his fundraising challenges soon on the Fundraising Radicals blog which can be accessed via the website at www.fundraisingradicals.com/blog Resources and links mentioned in this episode: StreetAction website: https://streetaction.org/ New Generation website: https://newgenerationburundi.org/ Amos Trust website: http://amostrust.org/ If you want to kmow more about Dieudonné's story you can watch on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC4PlTcZLXU&t=34s I hope you've enjoyed listening to this episode of the Fundraising Radicals podcast and that this conversation has challenged, informed, and maybe even inspired you and your fundraising leadership practice. This podcast has been made possible by the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network, Care International, the Ashmore Foundation, and our growing community of strategic partners. We're excited to explore and share alternative views and experiences so we can all move beyond the narrow experiences that dominate global fundraising practise today so that we're all better equipped to resource our causes and communities wherever in the world we are. Please do subscribe to the podcast on the platform of your choice. New episodes drop on the 1st & 15th of every month, so make sure to tune in to get more global perspectives on fundraising and leadership in the non-profit sector. More about Fundraising Radicals: If you want to find out all the ways in which we're working to empower, equip and engage fundraisers all over the world: Visit our website https://www.fundraisingradicals.com Read our blog https://www.fundraisingradicals.com/blog Follow Fundraising Radicals on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/fundraisingradicals Follow Craig on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigpollardfundraisingradicals And we're always looking for new perspectives. So if you would be willing to share some of your experience of global fundraising within a future episode of the podcast, please do email us. It's hello@fundraisingradicals.com

Kenya's controversial bill on taxation+++African economist+++Rwanda react to genocide suspect case in The Hague+++ Malawi revokes citizenship of Burundians and Rwandans+++Showbiz

At the climax of World Pride 2023, Sydney throws a huge street festival in the heart of the LGBTQ community, and thousands walk across the Harbour Bridge in a demonstration for equality and justice the likes of which Australia hasn't seen since the 2003 aboriginal Walk for Reconciliation (Barry McKay reports)! And in NewsWrap: a revival of Uganda's infamous “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” would make even coming out a crime, 24 Burundians arrested at at an HIV/AIDS education seminar face charges for “homosexual practices,” Israel's top court okays the recognition of online Utah marriages for same-gender couples and others, Japan's opposition symbolically introduces a marriage equality bill in parliament, Michigan expands its anti-discrimination law to include sexual orientation and gender identity, Alaska's human rights agency stealthily reduces anti-bias protections for LGBTQ people, Jon Stewart and RuPaul Charles skewer anti-drag bullies, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Elena Botkin-Levy and Joe Boehnlein (produced by Brian DeShazor).  All this on the March 13, 2023 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

The Routing Around travel podcast episode 52: Burundi. This week on your favourite adventure podcast we're traveling to Burundi, in Africa. Sadly Burundi has suffered extreme pain in its history and it isn't necessarily looking much better than. Despite the horror of conflict, Burundians manage to nurture their incredible culture and heritage, from drumming to food. So if you wanted to learn everything about Lake Tanganiyka (and its monsters), Burundian food and why the president made jogging illegal make sure to listen to this week's episode!If you enjoy this travel podcast episode make sure to leave a comment and tell us your own travel stories! Don't forget to subscribe and follow us on socials! The Routing Around travel and adventure podcast is produced by Next Stop Adventures in collaboration with Nerpa Travel.Nerpa are setting out on the mission to electrify travel and adventure. Creating sustainable, ecologically responsible and beneficial events and projects all over the world. You can find out more here: https://www.nerpatravel.com/Instagram: @nextstop_adventures / @nerpatravelTikTok: @nextstop_adventuresThis podcast is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R28k51joELwJoin us on our journey to become one of the best travel podcasts on Spotify and all other podcast platforms!Intro music by Rohan Bishop & Ollie Beard#podcast #travelpodcast #adventure #burundi #africaAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Serbia is introducing visas for Tunisian and Burundian citizens, responding to EU criticism that the country is a backdoor into the bloc for migrants. Turks and Indians are expected to join them shortly. The EU Commission says it would consider suspending Serbia's own visa-waiver rights to the bloc if it failed to curtail migrants using it as a gateway to the European Union. President Aleksandar Vucic held talks with Austrian and Hungarian leaders and agreed to deploy more police resources along Serbia's southern border, a major route for undocumented migrants.

In this episode of Borderless, Vale Sloane is joined by Bruce Vaillant of Centre for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes to discuss their 2021 Templeton Freedom Award finalist project to break down the barriers to international trade that were helping keep Burundi in poverty. Now it's cheaper, easier, and safer for entrepreneurs, including women, to take their goods to market.In order to trade across borders, Burundians had to either pay exorbitant fees and deal with overbearing bureaucracy or try to operate in the informal sector. The former method was expensive and time consuming, and the latter excluded traders from finance systems and risked a run-in with the law. Now that has all changed. Registration documents are far more affordable, the number of regulatory agencies has been slashed, and new entrepreneurs can enter the market much more easily thanks to the work of Atlas Network partner Centre for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes. You can read more about their project and the prestigious Templeton Freedom Award here: https://www.atlasnetwork.org/articles/centre-for-development-and-enterprises-great-lakes-fungua-njia...You also won't want to miss our discussion on Centre for Development and Enterprises Great Lakes' inspiring work to improve the Burundi's response to COVID-19 by reducing patient costs and allowing the involvement of private healthcare providers!Stay in the know by following us:https://twitter.com/AtlasNetworkhttps://www.instagram.com/atlasnetwork/https://www.facebook.com/atlasnetwork/Support the Atlas Network Mission Today: https://www.atlasnetwork.org/donate

Yanse ivyigwa bisanzwe ahitamo gukora umuziki, Indirimbo ziwe zari zimaze kurabwa n'ama miriyoni y'abantu, Mu gihe umuvyeyi wiwe Beltrand Habiyakare yari yahisemo kumushigikira muri viyo bikorwa vyiwe, ariko Christopher Habiyakare yagiye ibukama asiga abo bavukana mu marira menshi,.

The UN refugee agency's high commissioner has crossed the border from Rwanda into Burundi alongside 159 refugees who are being repatriated.Filippo Grandi joined the convoy as an observer while visiting the Great Lakes region.A spokeswoman tells the BBC that more than 23,000 refugees have been repatriated since last August.Many more have registered to go back home since March when the UN's food agency reduced cut food aid by 60% to refugees in Rwanda blaming a sharp fall in international aid.David Ngarura of Mahama refugee camp told BBC that many refugees in Rwanda said they expected solutions from Mr Grandi's visit, but they haven’t heard any comforting news from him.

On this episode, we talk about identity and being burundian immigrants, how experience shapes understanding. We also discuss about community and wether or not the burundian community is lacking in some areas.

In this final episode of the 2019-2020 committee of InciSioN UK, Ines Ongenda chats with Aimee from InciSioN Burundi about their work in Burundi, the big successes and some of the challenges they are facing on the path of providing surgical care to Burundians and forging strong relationships with the local population.

Muri kino gihe hari ikiza, ibiro vy'ubuserukizi bw'Uburundi muri Australia ntivyigeze vyugara mbere ubu abipfuza gushinga urugo rwabo biciye mur'ubwo buserukizi barashora kubikora.

Abatwa b'Abarundi basanzwe baba muri Australia barashima reta nshasha kuba yarabibutse ariko barafise ico basaba umushikiranganji Nsabushimike Imelde yagenwe nk'umushikiranganji wo gufatana mu nda.

In this episode, I speak with psychologist, entrepreneur and author Reynolds Butari about President Major General Evariste Ndayishimiye’s new cabinet, and what Burundians can expect from it. This episode was produced by me Alain, the music you hear at the beginning is “kugasozi” by Nicholas. You can follow me on twitter: @alainruvu.

Uongozi wa Rais Evariste Ndayishimiye wa Burundi, umeanza chini ya wingu la kifo cha ghafla cha rais Peter Nkurunziza, pamoja na wimbi la matarajio mengi kutoka kwa raia wa taifa hilo.

Tangazo la kifo cha aliyekuwa rais wa Burundi, Peter Nkurunziza lilizua hisia mseto ndani na nje ya taifa hilo la Afrika ya Kati.

Kifo cha Rais Peter Nkurunziza kime iweka Burundi katika utata wakikatiba.

In this episode, I discuss the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza with Armel, a young Burundian living in the US. This is part of a series I will be doing about how Burundians are reaction to the president's sudden death. This episode was produced by me, Alain and the music you hear at the beginning is "kugasozi" by Nicholas. You can follow me on twitter @alainruvu.

Burundians react to President Pierre Nkurunziza's sudden death +++ South Africa's COVID-19 deaths pass 1,000 grim milestone +++ Tanzania's opposition leader hospitalized after an attack

Burundians go to the polls despite internet outage, virus outbreak +++ Cameroon’s silent Unity Day amid Anglophone conflict +++ Why most pregnant women in Ghana snub male midwives

Muri ibi bihe aho amashirahamwe atandukanye hamwe n'abikorera utwabo bahinduye uburyo basanzwe bakora ibikorwa vyabo vya misi yose, benshi bakaba bavyimuriye mu mago yabo. Ubuserukizi bw'Uburundi muri Australia nabwo bwafashe izindi nzira zidasanzwe zo gukora muri ibi bihe COVID-19 igisibije.

Umuhinyanyuzi Jean Marie Ndayishimiye benshi bazi nka John Kay yakoze ireresi COP'S ENEMY akaba aba muri Australia. Iyo reresi ikaba yaratowe muzizokwerekanwa muri kuno kwezi hariya muri Hollywood muri reta nzunzubumwe za Amerika. Iyo reresi ivuga k'unkuru nyayo yabayeho, izokwerekanwa kandi mw'ihiganwa ryitwa African Film Festival i Dallas muri Amerika hagati y'itariki 2-6 Ruheshi 2020. Hama muri Hollywood izokwerekanwa kuri 22 Ntwarante 2020.

Shirika la Amnesty International lasema Kabendera alionewa, hakustahili kununua uhuru wake .

Chama tawala cha Burundi CNDD/FDD, kime mchagua Jenerali mstaafu Evariste Ndayishimiye, kupeperusha bendera yao katika uchaguzi wa urais ujao.

October 2019 , the Burundian Diaspora of Queensland will be commemorating the 26th and 58th of their democracy and independence fighters. More than two decades ago Burundi has gone through turmoil of civil war and these skirmishes have sought a numbers of Burundians in Australia. But how much do the younger Burundians know about the two heroes? - Gitugutu 2019 , Burundian Diaspora of Queensland izoba iramutse ifise ibirori vyo kwibuka imyaka 26 hamwe 58 incungu zaharaniye demokarasi n'intahe yo kwikukira zigandaguwe. U Burundi bwahuye n'intambara zitandukanye, izo ntambara zikaba zarateye abarundi benshi kuba hanze y'igihugu cabo harimwo na Australia. Ariko rero, abana ba barundi bakiri bato boba bitwararika kumenya izo ncungu zu Burundi?

Burundian living in Australia are fighting hard to keep kirundi language as spoken as english, but on one hand, there is fear among some parents, that the mother-tongue will be forgotten down the line while on the other hand some community leaders are stepping up on new technics to keep the mother language alive at all times. - Mu gihe bamwe mu barundi baba muri Australia batekewe n'ubwoba yuko ikirundi kizohava kizimangana, abandi bafashe ingamba zidasanzwe zo kwigisha abana babo ikirundi harimwo na gusaba imfanshanyo y'amafaranga muri reta ngo batanguze ibirasi vy'ikirundi.

Since the beginning of the East African Got Talent show begun early August this year, different talents from various parts of the region have been represented. However the case was different when a group called HIMBAZA made of Burundians and Rwandans hit the stage playing the drums. Critics struck all social media platfforms including an official letter from Burundian minister of culture and sports as well as a response from the East Africa Got Talent. Here is what burundians living in Australia had to say with a touch of a burundian professional drumer. - Kuva ihiganwa East African Got Talent show ritangura mu ntango zukw'umunani uno mwaka, abatari bake bakomoka mu karere bafise impano zitandukanye baramaze kwigaragaza muri iryo higanwa. Ariko igihe habonetse umurwi witwa HIMBAZA urimwo abarundi n'abanyarwanda ukomoka mu Rwanda uvuza umurisho w'ingoma zu Burundi abatari bake barashoboye kugira io bashikirije ku mbuga ngurukanabumenyi. Umushikiranganji wi Burundi ajejwe imicokama n'inkino yarashikirije ikete rinegura abo batimbo, eka n'abateguye iryo higanwa nabo baragize ico babivugako. Umviriza ico abarundi baba muri Australia bavyiyumvirako co kimwe n'umuhinga muvyo kuvuza ingoma.

A delegation from Burundi came to witness the opening of the long waited consul in Australia. Among many other dignitaries from Burundi was the first lady, who also had a charity and religious agenda to Burundians living in Australia. The opening ceremonies were conducted by permanent secretary to the ministry of foreign affairs in Perth while in Queensland some people showed up at the parliament to protest against her agenda. - Indongozi zu Burundi zitandukanye zaje kw'ugurura icese ibiro vy'ubuserukizi bwayo muri Australia. Murizo ndongozi harimwo umutambukanyi w'umukuru w'igihugu cu Burundi nawe yarafise ivyo yateguye kuyaga n'abarundi harimwo ivugabutumwa n'ibikorwa vyo kwitanga. Ivyo birori vyo kwugurura icese ivyo biro bikaba vyarakozwe n'umunyamabanga ntayegayezwa mu bushikiranganji bujejwe imigenderanire n'ayandi makungu hariya muri Perth. Aho ni mugihe muri Queensland habonetse umurwi wabaje kwigaragamvya ku ngoro y'amakoraniro nshikiranganji banenga umutambukanyi w'umukuru w'igihugu cu Burundi.

Africa Nova invites Burundians investors to embrace the music industry and promote the Burundian musical platform. However he also discloses his top favorite artists in Burundi. - Africa Nova arahamagarira abagwizatunga gushira amafaranga mu muziki ndundi mu ntumbero yo kuwuteza imbere ku rwego mpuzamakungu. Hamwe nivyo, arahishura abaririmvyi yemera kurusha abandi eka nabo bokorana mugihe vyoshika.

Burundi celebrates its 57th independence day, however Pierre Nkurunziza's speech asunder Burundians. - Mw'ijambo umukuru w'igihugu c'UBurundi yashikirije mu ntumbero yo guhimbaza imyaka 57 UBurundi bwikukira, ijambo Pierre Nkurunziza yashikirije ryakiriwe gutandukanye n'abarundi.

For this second part of our final #SlowNews podcast on migration and refugees, we look at the Burundian crisis and the refugee situation in the Great Lakes region due to this crisis. Through the voice of two Burundian refugees and the expertise of humanitarian workers and researchers, we give an overview of the highly underreported political and humanitarian crisis in this East African country which lead to huge migration movements. Since 2015, nearly 400,000 people have been fleeing to the neighboring countries, mainly Tanzania and Rwanda, or continued to Uganda. How is the situation for a Burundian refugee in these countries? How do the receiving countries and humanitarian organizations handle the arrival of hundres of thousands refugees again? Is there any hope for the Burundian refugees to go back to their home country? Tune in for answers and learn about this "forgotten case", Burundi. *** Our thanks go to our onterview partners (in order of appearance): - Arsène Arakaza: former chairperson of the Burundian refugee community in Uganda; - Joe-Philbert Karangwa (Twitter: @joe_karangwa): Burundian journalist in Rwandan exile; - Eugene Sibomana: humanitarian professional working with Burundian refugees in Rwanda; - Lucy Hovil (Twitter: @LucyHovil): senior research associate for the International Refugee Rights Initiative (@IntRefRights). *** Media & reading recommendations: - Radio Peace FM (@RadioPeaceFM): refugee radio for Burundians in Rwanda; founder: Joe-Philbert Karangwa; - Journal Plume du Réfugié: refugee newspaper for Burundians in Uganda; founder: Arsène Arakaza; - Iwacu: independent Burundian press agency; reporting in Kirundi, French & English; online: https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/ - Lucy Hovil & Thijs Van Laer (2019). "The trouble with plans to send 116,000 Burundian refugees home," in The New Humanitarian. Online: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/ *** Music: With the kind authorization of the producer, we used original Burundian drummers' music from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gQcVmDIrtc&lc=z23uvh2jlpv0updql04t1aokg2ktmwfqd55ht5qkvs2zrk0h00410.1557329112845909. Thank you!

Different opinions from different Burundians and Rwandans on who they are voting for tomorrow. - Bamwe mu barundi n'abanyarwanda bashikirije ivyiyumviro bitandukanye bazokwisunga mu gutora ejo aho bukera.

Members of the Australian Burundian Community in Victoria (ABCV) shared new year greetings for family and friends. - Abarundi baba mu gisagara ca Melbourne mu ntara ya Victoria baratahije incuti n'abagenzi babiphuriza umwaka mushasha w'2019.

Christmas and New Years are special events for Burundians. SBS Kirundi asked some members of the Burundian Community in Melbourne and Mildura to share how they prepare for the celebrations. - Noweri n'umwaka mushasha n'ibihe bidasanzwe ku barundi. SBS Kirundi yaregereye Abarundi baba muri Melbourne na Mildura baratubwira ingene bariko baritegurira kurangiza umwaka bongera batasha n'incuti n'abagenzi.

Burundian royal drums are a symbol of a national pride. People who come across them often wonder how they got to Melbourne in Victoria. An elder from the Burundian community, Jean Bosco Kaziri (67) takes us on a journey of how the first drums got here. - Ababona ingoma z'Abarundi zivuzwa muri Melbourne baratangara bakiyumvira ingene zashitse ino. Kaziri Jean Bosco ari mu barondeye ibiti vyo gukana ingoma za mbere. Aratubwira ubutwari bwahabaye kugira ngo haboneke ingoma n'umurwi w'abazivuza muri Melbourne, mu ntara ya Victoria.

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Pacifique Ndayisaba isthe representative of the Burundian Community in Mildura who attended the African Australians Settlement & Integration 2030: Opportunities and Challenges, a conference organised by The African Think Tank and held at the University of Melbourne on 12th & 13th November 2018. He reflects on the importance to work together as a community in solving issues around employment, education, leadership, health and wellbeing of African Australians. - Pacifique Ndayisaba aserukiye kominoti y'Abarundi baba muri Mildura mu ntara ya Victoria akaba yari yitavye inama yateguwe na African Think Tank yabereye kuri kaminuza ya Melbourne amatariki 12 na13 Munyonyo 2018. Aratubwira akamaro ko kuja hamwe nk'Abanyafrika canke kwegerena nka kominoti mu gutorera inyishu ibibazo bijanye n'ubuzi, indero, amashure n'amagara y'abanyafrika baba muri Australia.

On 13th and 21st October, Burundians commemorate respectively the independence hero Prince Louis Rwagasore and the Democracy hero Melchior Ndadaye. Bonheur Rukundo is one of the organisers and talks about how the Burundian Community in Queensland gathered to share messages of peace, unity and prosperity. - Amatariki 13 na 21 Gitugutu, uko akurikirana Abarundi bibuka incungu y'intahe y'ukwikukira umuganwa Ludoviko Rwagasore hamwe na Melchior Ndadaye. Bonheur Rukundo asanzwe ari mu bateguye ivyo birori mu ntara ya Queensland, araducira ku mayange amajambo aremesha yahavugiwe ahamagarira Abarundi guharanira amahoro, ubumwe n'urukundo imisi yose.

A new study shows skilled migrants add to Australia's wealth, and do not live on welfare or rob local workers of jobs. The report is by the Treasury and the Department of Home Affairs, and follows calls to reduce Australia's immigration intake. Burundians share their stories of resilience from when they felt unwelcome in Australia. - Naho twumva abantu bavuga ko kwemerera abantu kuza kuba muri Australia bituma ubuzi bugabanuka, canke abantu bakababwira gusubira iyo bavuye; icigwa gishasha giherutswe gukorwa cerekana ko abantu baje kuba muri Australia bava hanze bateza imbere igihugu. Loic Iteka ari mu Barundi batubwiye ibikunda gushika iyo uba mu gihugu c'abazungu batamenyereye abantu bava mu yindi mico.

In today's podcast we hear from Robert Mukombozi, the representative of the African Community in Queensland. He outlines the contributions of Burundians and Rwandese in many sectors such as business, medicine, mining and farming; and some of the challenges affecting African Australian communities. - Muri kino kiganiro Robert Mukombozi arongoye kominote z'abanyafrika bose mu ntara ya Queensland atubwira ubuzima bw'Abarundi n'Abanyarwanda baba mu bisagara bitandukanye; ubuzi bubonekayo, uburimyi n'ubworozi hamwe n'ingorane zimwezimwe zikunda gushikira ama kominote akomoka muri Africa.

Emma Martine Ndenzako, 32, a Burundian who works with the ANZ Bank in Sydney shares some tips that can help boost your job search in Australia. - Emma Martine Ndenzako, 32, akora muri serivisi y’ubutunzi muri banki ya ANZ i Sydney, aratubwira bimwe mu bishobora gufasha urwaruka rw’abarundi biphuza kurondera akazi muri Austrariya.

Members of the Australian Burundian Community in Victoria Inc. (ABCV) welcome the new SBS Kirundi service and stress the importance of having a platform to promote 'Kirundi' language while informing Burundians. - Abarundi bari mw'ishirahamwe Australian Burundian Community in Victoria (ABCV) rihurikiyemwo abarundi baba mu ntara ya Victoria baragaragaza umunezero ku biganiro bishasha vya SBS mu Kirundi. Bizeye ko ivyo biganiro bizogira akamaro mu kumenyekananisha ururimi rw'ikirundi n'amakuru hagati y'abarundi.

Burundians voted on Thursday in a referendum on constitutional reforms that, if passed, will enable President Pierre Nkurunziza to rule until 2034. Activists say the campaign period, like the preceding three years of unrest, has been marked by intimidation and abuse. Witnesses have told human rights groups that 26 people have been killed, including 11 children. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Human Rights Watch Africa senior researcher, Lewis Mudge...

Burundians go to the polls on 17 May for a controversial constitutional referendum to decide on changes that could extend the president's term limits. The changes to the constitution could potentially enable President Pierre Nkurunziza to stay in power until 2034 with an additional two terms of seven years. Nkurunziza has already been in power since 2005 and his 2015 bid for a third term in office led to bloodshed. There were protests, an attempted coup d'etat and crackdown by security forces with an estimated 1,200 people were killed. The International Criminal Court said it was investigating state-sponsored crimes against humanity in the country, however the government became the first country to withdraw from the war crimes court. Ahead of the constitutional referendum, the EU warned that the vote will take place in a persistent climate of intimidation and repression. The country's Catholic bishops also said they were opposed to the constitutional changes, saying it was not the appropriate time to make profound changes to the document. Furthermore, rights group Human Rights Watch said the campaign for the referendum has been marred by violence. Spotlight on Africa spoke to Jean-Regis Nduwimana, a media analyst from Lake Tanganyika University… NOTE: This interview was produced on 6 May before an attack against a village in the north-west of the country that left 26 people dead. Have you heard any reports of political violence ahead of the referendum on 17 May? Yes, there's a lot of political violence in the country right now. Members of the FNL [National Forces of Liberation] of Agathon Rwasa, who's the vice president of the parliament - they're now the new target of Burundi's security forces and the militiamen, the Imbonerakure. Because the FNL, they're promoting the 'No' campaign and since they're voting for 'No' – you become a target of Nkurunziza. Guys have been kidnapped - we can assume that they're somewhere in a police station being tortured, we don't know. But the new target are the FNL. The FNL are traditionally opposed to the CNDD-FDD aren't they? Yes, it is opposed, but remember that the FNL has two wings. There's the FNL that works closely with the government. But there's also the FNL that has former rebel, Agathon Rwasa, who is very well known in the FNL. Rwasa is the most powerful member of the FNL so people follow him and they vote as he recommends. That's why members of his political party, his coalition, are targeted now. There was some information that emerged suggesting that the police were now authorised to carry out arrests at night without having arrest warrants. It's a new law voted by parliament a couple of weeks ago and the police do that kind of search during the night. But people are worried, worried that they steal everything in the house. Now the police and even the militiamen have the right to search your phone. If you don't unlock your phone, you will be arrested. So they search your phone, your laptop, everything. You have to open these kind of devices. There was also information on social media that in some areas there were residents rising up against the Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the ruling party. It's true, but the problem with this is trying to protest against militiamen, there's a boomerang effect, you become a victim. If militiamen are mistreating people in the rural areas, yes, you can attack Imbonerakure, but the following day you will be arrested. Because remember militiamen are more powerful than the police. So if you do that you are likely to be arrested in the following days. Following the attempted coup in 2015, there was a period where there were a number of attacks against security forces. These seem to have died down in the last year or so. Yes it goes down because it seems like the rebel movement were not well organized. Even the opposition do not seem to have a common view of how to handle this issue. Whether politically or using armed groups. These armed groups were so divided that it gave room to Nkurunziza to tighten his security procedures. Even to strengthen the militiamen and loyalists within the police and the army. But still, armed groups are becoming more and more united, according to some sources. Maybe in the future they'll be more powerful or be able to attack Nkurunziza. Do you consider this referendum to be the effective end of the Arusha peace agreement? Yes, it's an effective end of the Arusha peace agreement because of this issue of term limits, this issue of power sharing. With this constitution Nkurunziza becomes more powerful than his ruling party, if not the government. This is contrary to the Arusha agreement which was Tutsi, Hutu and Twa – all the communities in the country have a sort of power-sharing, which is well-specified in the constitution that came from the Arusha agreement. All the power will be centred around the president. It was both Tutsi and Hutus who protested against the third term for Nkurunziza. Do you see any divide between the Tutsi and Hutus having been exacerbated over the last three years? No, not at all. The opposition now, you still have Hutu and Tutsi. Even if some were loyalists to Nkurunziza, who are Hutu, they're now in the opposition. Inside the country, Hutu are not attacking Tutsi as we saw in the past. Tutsi are not attacking Hutu. But Nkurunziza is using this ethnic charged language to trigger ethnic-motivated violence or war. He didn't succeed because Hutu are now oppressed, like the FNL, they're dying the same way Tutsis are dying. You see on this issue, Nkurunziza is the big loser and people's eyes are being opened with these things – Nkurunziza trying to use ethnically-charged language. There are still a number of Burundian refugees who are residing in neighbouring countries. Do you think that in the lead-up, during and after the referendum that the humanitarian situation could worsen? The humanitarian situation could worsen if there is a war or if there's more political violence in the country, there will be more refugees in the neighbouring countries. But if there's peace, if the regime falls, people may go back home. If there's more political violence then the international community should come up with a strategy to deal with refugees especially those in Tanzania, Uganda, Congo and Rwanda.

Burundians go to the polls on 17 May for a controversial constitutional referendum to decide on changes that could extend the president’s term limits. The changes to the constitution could potentially enable President Pierre Nkurunziza to stay in power until 2034 with an additional two terms of seven years. Nkurunziza has already been in power since 2005 and his 2015 bid for a third term in office led to bloodshed. There were protests, an attempted coup d’etat and crackdown by security forces with an estimated 1,200 people were killed. The International Criminal Court said it was investigating state-sponsored crimes against humanity in the country, however the government became the first country to withdraw from the war crimes court. Ahead of the constitutional referendum, the EU warned that the vote will take place in a persistent climate of intimidation and repression. The country’s Catholic bishops also said they were opposed to the constitutional changes, saying it was not the appropriate time to make profound changes to the document. Furthermore, rights group Human Rights Watch said the campaign for the referendum has been marred by violence. Spotlight on Africa spoke to Jean-Regis Nduwimana, a media analyst from Lake Tanganyika University… NOTE: This interview was produced on 6 May before an attack against a village in the north-west of the country that left 26 people dead. Have you heard any reports of political violence ahead of the referendum on 17 May? Yes, there’s a lot of political violence in the country right now. Members of the FNL [National Forces of Liberation] of Agathon Rwasa, who’s the vice president of the parliament - they’re now the new target of Burundi’s security forces and the militiamen, the Imbonerakure. Because the FNL, they’re promoting the 'No' campaign and since they’re voting for 'No' – you become a target of Nkurunziza. Guys have been kidnapped - we can assume that they’re somewhere in a police station being tortured, we don’t know. But the new target are the FNL. The FNL are traditionally opposed to the CNDD-FDD aren't they? Yes, it is opposed, but remember that the FNL has two wings. There’s the FNL that works closely with the government. But there’s also the FNL that has former rebel, Agathon Rwasa, who is very well known in the FNL. Rwasa is the most powerful member of the FNL so people follow him and they vote as he recommends. That’s why members of his political party, his coalition, are targeted now. There was some information that emerged suggesting that the police were now authorised to carry out arrests at night without having arrest warrants. It’s a new law voted by parliament a couple of weeks ago and the police do that kind of search during the night. But people are worried, worried that they steal everything in the house. Now the police and even the militiamen have the right to search your phone. If you don’t unlock your phone, you will be arrested. So they search your phone, your laptop, everything. You have to open these kind of devices. There was also information on social media that in some areas there were residents rising up against the Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the ruling party. It’s true, but the problem with this is trying to protest against militiamen, there’s a boomerang effect, you become a victim. If militiamen are mistreating people in the rural areas, yes, you can attack Imbonerakure, but the following day you will be arrested. Because remember militiamen are more powerful than the police. So if you do that you are likely to be arrested in the following days. Following the attempted coup in 2015, there was a period where there were a number of attacks against security forces. These seem to have died down in the last year or so. Yes it goes down because it seems like the rebel movement were not well organized. Even the opposition do not seem to have a common view of how to handle this issue. Whether politically or using armed groups. These armed groups were so divided that it gave room to Nkurunziza to tighten his security procedures. Even to strengthen the militiamen and loyalists within the police and the army. But still, armed groups are becoming more and more united, according to some sources. Maybe in the future they’ll be more powerful or be able to attack Nkurunziza. Do you consider this referendum to be the effective end of the Arusha peace agreement? Yes, it’s an effective end of the Arusha peace agreement because of this issue of term limits, this issue of power sharing. With this constitution Nkurunziza becomes more powerful than his ruling party, if not the government. This is contrary to the Arusha agreement which was Tutsi, Hutu and Twa – all the communities in the country have a sort of power-sharing, which is well-specified in the constitution that came from the Arusha agreement. All the power will be centred around the president. It was both Tutsi and Hutus who protested against the third term for Nkurunziza. Do you see any divide between the Tutsi and Hutus having been exacerbated over the last three years? No, not at all. The opposition now, you still have Hutu and Tutsi. Even if some were loyalists to Nkurunziza, who are Hutu, they’re now in the opposition. Inside the country, Hutu are not attacking Tutsi as we saw in the past. Tutsi are not attacking Hutu. But Nkurunziza is using this ethnic charged language to trigger ethnic-motivated violence or war. He didn’t succeed because Hutu are now oppressed, like the FNL, they’re dying the same way Tutsis are dying. You see on this issue, Nkurunziza is the big loser and people’s eyes are being opened with these things – Nkurunziza trying to use ethnically-charged language. There are still a number of Burundian refugees who are residing in neighbouring countries. Do you think that in the lead-up, during and after the referendum that the humanitarian situation could worsen? The humanitarian situation could worsen if there is a war or if there’s more political violence in the country, there will be more refugees in the neighbouring countries. But if there’s peace, if the regime falls, people may go back home. If there’s more political violence then the international community should come up with a strategy to deal with refugees especially those in Tanzania, Uganda, Congo and Rwanda.

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union is urging Burundi's Parliament not fail in its duty to represent and protect Burundians. This comes amid concerns over the deteriorating political situation following President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial decision to seek a third term in office in April. To discuss this matter further,Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Secretary of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Cameroonian Martin Chungong.

Simon Turner, Aalborg University, Denmark, gives a talk for the African Studies Centre Based on ethnographic fieldwork in two exceptional spaces, namely among Burundian refugees living clandestinely in Nairobi and living in a refugee camp in Tanzania, the article argues that displacement can be about staying out of place in order to find a place in the world in the future and is therefore closely linked to temporarily and temporariness. I suggest that the term dis-placement described this sense of not only being out of place but also being en route to a future. Burundians in the camp and the city are doing their best to remain out of place, in transition between a lost past and a future yet to come, and the temporary nature of their sojourn is maintained in everyday practices so that they may remain displaced; on their way to something else. The article argues that such everyday practices are policed by powerful actors in the camp and are ingrained in practices of self-discipline in Nairobi. Comparing the two settings demonstrates that displacement can take on different forms, just as non-places or states of exception are different according to context.

Search for Common Ground opened Studio Ijambo in 1995, a year after the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda. For years Burundi media had helped fan the flames of hatred between Hutus and Tutsis. By 1995 more than 200,000 Burundians had been killed in the conflict and it seemed that the country was following Rwanda's lead in destruction. The transformation in Burundi was painful and slow, beginning in a small studio known as Ijambo, meaning “wise words” in Kirundi. “Studio Ijambo would become a place where Hutu and Tutsi journalists, writers, producers and broadcasters would together create programs to dispel the rumors, stereotypes, and hate messages that had permeated the Burundian public sphere. While most media reported atrocities committed by the “other” side, Ijambo journalists covered them all. Teams, one Tutsi and one Hutu journalist, ventured together into conflict zones, refugee camps, and devastated lives, seeking to make sense of events and share their knowledge with their fellow Burundians. By 1999, Francis Rolt (who used to work for Radio Netherlands) was the manager of Studio Ijambo. We made this portrait of the challenges for media in this country with his help. The programme also had other news in brief, including a tribute to the founder of Sweden Calling DXers, Arne Skoog.