Human rights groups say close to 150 opposition members have been arrested since Burundi's election campaign began three weeks ago. Elections in Burundi, scheduled under a peace accord to take place by 1 November after years of civil war, will now take place in April. towards the country’s development". A military spokesman said members of the National Forces of Liberation (FNL) had fled into the forest after three days of intense fighting. He tweeted that "the death of the former President Pierre Buyoya CNDD-FDD tweeted photos of the new secretary general: A Burundian pattern-maker working for Paris-based luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has told the BBC how he hopes to transform the fashion industry back home. Reverien Ndikuriyo was picked Sunday by the ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy, known by its French acronym CNDD-FDD. Burundi wird Ende November möglicherweise keine Wahlen abhalten, da Bedingungen für eine freie und faire Abstimmung von der Übergangsregierung noch nicht durchgesetzt wurden BBC News: „Burundi 'not ready' for elections“, Dokument #1203873 - ecoi.net Since then, more than 400,000 people have been forced from their homes. Programme Explorer, Discover 213,293 radio and TV programmes from across the BBC, on BBC Sounds and iPlayer Focus on Africa Burundi seeks a fresh start with the media. We are opening a new page for the independent print media in Burundi. Burundi accuses Rwanda of being behind an attempt to assassinate a top presidential aide. government and media sector, and said he wanted "a fresh start with the sector The two have accused each other of Rwanda and Uganda have Burundi bans BBC and suspends Voice of America. The ministries of justice and security have not responded to the BBC's request for comment. The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge reports from Bujumbura that Mr Sinduhije is best known for having founded a popular private radio station, the African Public Radio. The Voice of America was also suspended from then. Mr Rwasa finished second with 24% of the vote. country’s media council to "immediately discuss with media who’ve been at least 11 Burundians for up to several weeks in abysmal conditions in a The opposition boycotted the vote, and Nkurunziza won re-election. Burundi’s ruling party, CNDD-FDD, has elected Révérien Ndikuriyo as its new leader. A copy of the judgment seen by the BBC also gave life They have appealed to all sides to refrain from acts of violence and urged the security forces to ensure it's a fair election. A victims of torture in Burundi tells the BBC what happened to him, as the UN releases a report on the treatment of political detainees there. Mr Buyoya, now 70, is currently an African Union envoy to the Sahel. Earlier this month, Burundi closed its land and water borders to contain the spread of the virus. day of quarantine in a hotel, where only police are allowed to convey passengers saying senior officials in the country had a “busy agenda”. EU Ambassador to Bujumbura Claude Bochu has tweeted photos of the meeting, which he said was held in a "relaxed and constructive climate". Rwanda declined to participate in imprisonment by a Burundi court accused of assassinating the country’s first subsequently banned or suspended. democratically elected President Melchior Ndadaye in 1993 – which sparked the Well known Burundian politician and former BBC journalist Hafsa Mossi is shot dead - the latest killing in a year of unrest. DR Congo's politicians and activists called for the envoy’s with the rebels,” party leader Agathon Rwasa told the BBC. He was later involved in the peace process that ended a brutal civil war and led to the election, in 2005, of former Hutu rebel leader Pierre Nkurunziza as president. Burundi and Rwanda's foreign ministers have unexpectedly met at the A receipt for a 10,000 Burundian Francs (US$5.3) contribution to the 2020 elections in Burundi paid on July 20, 2019. Electoral system. He has also received several international awards for his investigative reports and his campaigning for freedom of speech. In 2018, Burundi's government issued an international arrest A constitutional referendum was held in Burundi on 17 May 2018. The restrictions will end next Tuesday. The head of a Burundi opposition party has been arrested after travelling to a central town for a funeral, party members have told news agency Reuters. 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