Excited to share my new paper in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics on power-sharing and regionalism in Burundi (1988-2023). I find that power-sharing didn’t reduce regionalism in political institutions—it only displaced the epicenter of political power. https://t.co/GjIIGwIEaZ
@Real_Jocelin Hahhahaha. You'll stop complaining once you send a letter in French - it is officially a French-Dutch bilingual country - and receive a reply in Dutch).
@EtienneMitik@iamelysgretta Persecution always starts at a sepcific point in time. Without clear information about when they obtained their passports, when the alleged persecutions started, and how they left the country, any conclusions become speculative.
Quand un homme, arrivé au pouvoir par un coup d'état, a le pouvoir de résister à la tentation d'auto-promotion, on le compare plus à ses contemporains. Surtout pas pour relativiser les antivaleurs. Meme imparfait, le village n'est pas sa réference.
Quand un enfant issu d’une première famille suit un cursus scolaire normal et obtient son diplôme, rien ne lui interdit d'occuper des postes de responsibilités.
Le mérite compte.
Buyoya Olivier a étudié et dirige l’IFC.
@NQuetsia, formée aux USA, mérite aussi sa place!
@Muzungu4@MusoniPaula Richard, nimba bisaba ko izo tech companies zinjiza entre 6M na 12M USD muri ads per annum, aba influencers bose bazokwinjiza angahe? Individuals may have the impression of winning, but I am not sure for the country as a whole.
@KarerwaNdenzako A regime that kills its citizens and seeks to shield itself from legal accountability for its abuses can never be compared to a country applying, in good faith, a reasonnable and well-established diplomatic approach.