Arusha Accords

Bye-bye Arusha Accords as Burundi solidifies one-party rule

Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent

Antoine Kaburahe & Lewis Mudge

5 min read

Bicycles are piled up as Burundian refugees crowd gather along the shoreline of the Tanganyika lake in the fishing village of Kagunga. (Photo by Daniel Hayduk/AFP)

AFRICAN UNION

30 NOV 2020

Burundian refugees in Tanzania face increasing danger

Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities

Mausi Segun

4 min read

Burundians protested when Pierre Nkurunziza decided to seek election for a third term in violation of the Arusha Accords. Photo: Carl de Souza/ AFP)

AFRICAN UNION

6 DEC 2019

Burundi’s poll exacts brutal toll

People are killed, raped, tortured, detained and forced to give up food. Africa, with South Africa’s leadership, needs to urgently stop the violence

Lewis Mudge

4 min read