Burundi after exit of Nkurunziza’s men – what Evariste Ndayishimiye should do next: Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye addresses the UN General Assembly. Photo by Mary Altaffer-Pool/Getty Images Burundi’s president, General Évariste Ndayishimiye, recently sacked the country’s prime minister Guillaume Bunyoni after alleging that Bunyoni was plotting a coup against the government. The dismissal was a …
Nkurunziza’s life and Burundian politics: beyond the mourning and controversies: Former Burundian president, the late Pierre Nkurunziza Stringer/AFP via GettyImages A great deal has been written about President Pierre Nkurunziza – and his legacy – following his sudden death earlier this month at the age of 55. What we want to explore is how his …
Democracy in peril: Burundi’s referendum will cement Nkurunziza’s grip on power: A sign at a candlelit vigil tells the story of a country sliding further into authoritarianism. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA The citizens of Burundi, the small country in Central Africa that borders Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are about to vote in …