Dear Amb. Willy Nyamitwe,
Let's talk about the issue that Amb. @NgogaFred has pointed out. His concerns reflect what many observers describe as the everyday political and security reality in Burundi.
The following is a factual account of key events and patterns that have shaped the country’s recent history.
In April 2015, political violence erupted, primarily in Bujumbura, after President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intention to seek a third term in office, a move widely viewed by opponents as unconstitutional. Peaceful protests the decision were constrained with severe repression. According to @UN and other international human rights organisations, hundreds (mainly Tutsi) of civilians were killed, while many others were arrested, tortured, or disappeared.
Bodies were found regularly on the streets of Bujumbura through end 2015 and late 2016. Many of those targeted were perceived government opponents, including a significant number of Tutsi civilians. Therefore, Ambassador Ngoga is right.
Post-elections in 2015
Despite the unrest, the government proceeded with elections in July 2015, which were boycotted by much of the political opposition. President Nkurunziza was subsequently sworn in for a third term. No foreign head of state attended the inauguration. Fearing arrest, persecution, or violence, tens of thousands of Burundians fled the country, many seeking refuge in neighbouring Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and the DRC. By mid-2016, more than 200,000 Burundian refugees, mainly Tutsi, had been registered across the region.
Post-elections
Between 2015 and 2016, Burundi experienced a wave of assassinations, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and torture targeting political opponents, civil society activists, journalists, and individuals suspected of supporting the failed coup attempt of May 2015.
There have been a persisted discrimination targeting political opponents and members of the Tutsi minority, particularly those perceived to be associated with opposition groups or previous political structures. Amba. Nyamitwe, your party CNDD-FDD and affiliated actors have increasingly framed political and security issues through an ethnic lens, thereby deepening mistrust and polarisation within Burundian society.
Amba. Nyamitwe, you know that the Imbonerakure youth movement, affiliated with your party has frequently committed extreme abuses and violence.
Amba. you know how @GeneralNeva has led some ethnocentric ideas to the regional level. Anti-Tutsi policy continues to influence political discourse and security dynamics. Your own military involvement in eastern DRC has generated additional concern among analysts and observers who view regional conflicts as interconnected through political, ethnic, and security alliances. Your country has demonstrated an intention to kill, destroy and exterminate the Banyamulenge (Tutsi). These developments continue to raise important questions that Ambassador Ngoga has raised regarding governance, political inclusion, accountability, minority protection, and long-term regional stability.
Dear Nyamitwe, while your party, CNDD-FDD, has not officially or publicly promoted a formal state policy of persecution against the Tutsi minority, numerous human rights reports and political analyses indicate that Tutsi communities have, at various times, faced targeted political violence, systemic marginalisation, discrimination, and severe intimidation, particularly during periods of political crisis and heightened ethnic tension.
You know, Dear Amba Nyamitwe, that security institutions and affiliated groups, including the Imbonerakure youth movement, have been implicated in abuses affecting perceived political opponents, many of whom are Tutsi or are viewed as associated with opposition networks. These patterns have contributed to a climate of fear, political exclusion, and insecurity among sections of the Tutsi population.
Mr Nyamitwe, you kniow well that, ethnicity continues to influence political alignments, security perceptions, and access to power within Burundi . Therefore Amba Ngoga was right.
#RDC: « Qu'ils fassent ce qu'ils veulent, je suis déjà condamné, je ne viendrai pas comparaître. », Constant Mutamba crée la surprise, et refuse de comparaître devant la Cour d'appel de Kinshasa/Gombe où il a été cité à comparaître comme témoin dans le procès pour malversations Frivao, une affaire dans laquelle son nom a été largement évoqué.
Constant Mutamba déjà condamné, a opposé mardi une fin de non-recevoir à la justice.
@IamHarmony@TemuniP Dear @TemuniP don't waste your time responding them. Your truth is their pain. They live a painful life. The dog barks but the trailer moves on.
Farm Ownership/ Land owned by individuals in South Africa 🇿🇦
White 72%
Coloured 14%
Indian 5%
Black South Africans 4%
81.4% of South Africans are Black ...
But your brothers from other African countries are your problem ..Gtfoh
#Operationdudula Where's the plan
@AugustCohen4 Dear @AugustCohen4, to be honest a pastor can't react like this. Such reaction belongs to demons. @BasedPastorTrav, you're cursing yourself. May the almighty God save you.
Senator, most of these people are U.S citizens or lawful permanent residents who have all rights afforded by the USA Constitution, including the freedom of assembly and protest! You can hide behind your racially motivated outrage but know that some of them may be your constituents or even voters!
Also, they have the right to advocate for their relatives left in Congo. It is ironic how a U.S. senator would say this about nationals of a country, while at the same time, approving a critical minerals deal with the same!
Dear @BasedPastorTrav, you're a devil not a pastor. You deserve a hell. Live Congo alone and their own problems. The Almighty God can't tolerate these words.
‼️‼️‼️These are protests against Congo and against the USA.
Many are probably Rwandan as many of M-23 are also Rwandan. Some of these are also financiers of the Rwandan-backed armed group, M23.
This is also a protest against the DRCongo government….while Rwanda backed M-23 occupies and kills Congolese in eastern DRC.
Rwanda should leave Congo.
M23 should go home.
All peace loving people should be protected.
And, President Trump’s peace deal should be respected by Kagame and his puppets who are leading M23.
Refugees coming to the U.S. should be screened for cultural “software incompatibility.”
Where’s the gratitude from these refugees?
Where’s the loyalty to the U.S.—their adopted country?
The Banyamulenge gather in Washington correctly calling out dictator Tshisekedi and the genocidal FDLR forces for carrying out another genocide in Africa's great lakes. I call on Presidents Tshisekedi and Ndayishimiye to immediately stop all violence and Implement the Washington Peace Accord. The problems in Congo require active enactment by the Congo- not blaming President Trump.
🚨 Dear Nick the European migrant! It's not because you migrated to America before them that you're special, you are all migrants in America.. Let’s set the record straight. The reason of them marching, is not about America not doing enough for those congoleses Tutsi of the Banyamulenge community; it’s about the Trump administration backing the corrupt Congolese government that's killing them and forcing them to flee their villages in Minembwe /Congo. 🆘 The U.S. needs to stop its support for Congo's president and those shady mineral deals! Thisekedi the president, feels untouchable because of this American backing, and it’s the Tutsi Byamulenge community that’s suffering. 🤔 Americans, you need to wake up to the reality that these deals are part of the chaos in Congo! 💔 Check out the video for the full scoop on their protests! 👇 #StandWithByamulenge #Stopkillingbanyamulenge #Banyamulengecantbreath
What is happening to us? A nation once defined by its fight for dignity is now becoming a stage for humiliation and violence. If this is how it begins, how far are we willing to let it go?
“The Americans will help us build an army to protect our country. They will come with their money, they will build the roads.The enemies wanted to keep us in war, in suffering, they wanted everything, but all that is now over,” Tshisekedi
What an IRREDEEMABLE BASTARD!!
This nomination should have been presented to the AU Heads of State and Government during the summit last month. The AU chair has no such powers. He must convene an emergency meeting of the AU to get approval. It’s sad that the citizens of Africa will have no say on who must be the candidate for the continent. The candidate presented didn’t want to hand over power when he lost election. He jailed his opponents. A former head of state had to call him. The UN is going through massive challenges it needs a strong leader to take over from @antonioguterres . The world is going through tough times.