Tag Archives: Burundi

How to Vote 101

This is probably my last update before the elections on Monday (as I’m hoping not to be in the office this weekend), so I thought I’d try and give you all a little bit of an idea of what the … Continue reading

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2010 Election Security Advice: Play Scrabble, Watch Movies, and Drink Wine

Forewarning: This is a bit of a rant. Last night I attended a security briefing for foreign nationals living in Burundi. A quick summary about what was said: – Over the last 11 days, over 60 confirmed grenades have gone … Continue reading

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A Calm Weekend

I never want to speak too soon, but just wanted to update everyone that it was a relatively calm weekend. No grenade attacks over the last three days or any other major incident for that matter. Towards the end of … Continue reading

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Update on Flying Rumors

So the latest news is that Agathon Rwasa is still in his house, which since yesterday has been surrounded by his supporters who are taking shifts watching over the house, ensuring that he is not arrested. Word on the street … Continue reading

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When Rumors Fly

The last 24 hours have been pretty tense. After lunch yesterday, we began hearing rumors that the government was going to arrest Alexis and Rwasa (leaders of two of the opposition parties). We also knew that if this did, in … Continue reading

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Election Update: Only 1 Presidential Candidate

Since Andrew wrote his post noting the withdrawal of five of seven of the presidential candidates in protest of rigged elections, the final candidate from the UPRONA party has withdrawn as well. This leaves only the CNDD-FDD candidate in the … Continue reading

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“Coup-plotters” arrested in Burundi

Over the weekend, 12 soldiers and 1 officer were arrested for allegedly plotting a coup against the current President Pierre Nkurunziza.  To the amusement of many Burundians, they were arrested while relaxing and spending Saturday afternoon down at the beach. … Continue reading

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Climate Change in Burundi

The last couple of days have been brutally hot here in Bujumbura.  While my parents are shoveling snow in Tennessee, I’m taking cold showers to cool down and feeling hot and sticky again within moments of stepping out of the … Continue reading

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Further Thoughts on Haiti and the Humanitarian Aid Industry

Hello friends! I wanted to give an update on my post on Haiti the other day. First, it was announced yesterday that the 200,000 undocumented Haitians currently living in the United States, including the 30,000 slated for deportation, will receive … Continue reading

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Good News: FORSC Allowed to Re-Open

What I hope is my final update on FORSC for now: we heard today that the Ministry is allowing FORSC to re-open.  This is good news for civil society and shows what can be done when people apply civil and … Continue reading

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