OfTheCross
Veteran
The government shyttin on it's own people. The coup attempt didn't work.
It's rough out there brehs 
Burundians fleeing to Rwanda for safety
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The government shyttin on it's own people. The coup attempt didn't work.
It's rough out there brehs 
Damn it's got to be fukked up when people are fleeing to Rwanda of all places @Clean Cut
JahFocus CS
Get It How You Get It
Hoping things improve...
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
This is not your childhood's Rwanda. They are doing some big things for the future....check "kigali city master plan" in youtube.
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
Every country is doing big things for the future
I'm making a distinction b/tn where the two countries are now.
Yeah, obviously the Tutsi and Hutus aren't slashing each other right now, I was just taking a jab at Clean Cut
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
Yeah, obviously the Tutsi and Hutus aren't slashing each other right now, I was just taking a jab at Clean Cut
I see what you did there. .
Everyone is including Somalis
OfTheCross
Veteran
The tribalism and religous war stuff going on in Africa is much worse than the Racism in America
Red Shield
Global Domination
Every country is doing big things for the future
Yeah...
But I think Rwanda might actually do it. Kagame seems like the type to pull it off and looks like a real forward thinking dude.
Clean Cut what do you think about him?
There is no tribalism going on in Rwanda. That was over 20 yrs ago. So what are you on about ?
OfTheCross
Veteran
I didn't say Rwanda..that's where they're fleeing to. Other parts are fukked tho
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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Leading Burundi human rights activist shot
© Carl De Souza / AFP | A picture taken on March 19, 2015 shows Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detainees.
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2015-08-03
A leading human rights activist in restive Burundi was shot and severely wounded in the capital Bujumbura on Monday, according to civic leaders, a day after a top general was assassinated.
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detainees (APRODH), was fired upon while walking home late Monday, said Vital Nshimirimana of the Forum for Strengthening the Civil Society.
Balthazar Fengure, a fellow member of the APRODH, said Mbonimpa “has been very badly wounded” in the attack and was currently in hospital.
Mbonimpa has been an outspoken opponent of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a controversial third term in office and was arrested on April 27 for calling for protests against the Burundi leader before later being released.
The shooting comes a day after the assassination of Adolphe Nshimirimana, a top military general and close ally of Nkurunziza.
Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead Nshimirimana, who was in charge of the president’s personal security, while he was in a car alongside three of his bodyguards in the Kamenge district of the capital, witnesses said.
The killing raised fears of revenge attacks against perceived opponents of the regime.
Burundi has been in chaos since late April when Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office, a move that his opponents and Western powers said violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically-charged civil war in 2005.
Months of protests and a coup attempt were quelled, but the capital and some areas in the countryside have been rocked by sporadic violence and killings.
Nshimirimana, who was also a former chief of staff in Burundian army, was seen as part of Nkurunziza’s inner circle. Opponents say he was one of key men behind the crackdown on protesters and thwarting of the coup.
African leaders fear the violence could split the country down ethnic lines and lead to another civil war, an alarming prospect for a region still scared by the 1994 genocide in neighbouring Rwanda where 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered. Burundi has a similar ethnic make-up.
Western diplomats have also warned a rift in the army could push Burundi back into conflict. The last 12-year civil war pitted the military, which at the time was led by the ethnic Tutsi minority, against rebel factions of the majority Hutus, the biggest of which was led by Nkurunziza.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, REUTERS)
France 24 - Leading Burundi human rights activist shot
© Carl De Souza / AFP | A picture taken on March 19, 2015 shows Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detainees.
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2015-08-03
A leading human rights activist in restive Burundi was shot and severely wounded in the capital Bujumbura on Monday, according to civic leaders, a day after a top general was assassinated.
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of The Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detainees (APRODH), was fired upon while walking home late Monday, said Vital Nshimirimana of the Forum for Strengthening the Civil Society.
Balthazar Fengure, a fellow member of the APRODH, said Mbonimpa “has been very badly wounded” in the attack and was currently in hospital.
Mbonimpa has been an outspoken opponent of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a controversial third term in office and was arrested on April 27 for calling for protests against the Burundi leader before later being released.
The shooting comes a day after the assassination of Adolphe Nshimirimana, a top military general and close ally of Nkurunziza.
Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead Nshimirimana, who was in charge of the president’s personal security, while he was in a car alongside three of his bodyguards in the Kamenge district of the capital, witnesses said.
The killing raised fears of revenge attacks against perceived opponents of the regime.
Burundi has been in chaos since late April when Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office, a move that his opponents and Western powers said violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically-charged civil war in 2005.
Months of protests and a coup attempt were quelled, but the capital and some areas in the countryside have been rocked by sporadic violence and killings.
Nshimirimana, who was also a former chief of staff in Burundian army, was seen as part of Nkurunziza’s inner circle. Opponents say he was one of key men behind the crackdown on protesters and thwarting of the coup.
African leaders fear the violence could split the country down ethnic lines and lead to another civil war, an alarming prospect for a region still scared by the 1994 genocide in neighbouring Rwanda where 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered. Burundi has a similar ethnic make-up.
Western diplomats have also warned a rift in the army could push Burundi back into conflict. The last 12-year civil war pitted the military, which at the time was led by the ethnic Tutsi minority, against rebel factions of the majority Hutus, the biggest of which was led by Nkurunziza.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, REUTERS)
France 24 - Leading Burundi human rights activist shot
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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Burundi presidential aide killed in drive-by shooting
Video by FRANCE 24
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2015-08-02
A top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital Bujumbura, heightening tensions after a disputed presidential poll.
General Adolphe Nshimirimana was killed while traveling in his car in Bujumbura’s Kamenge neighbourhood, the presidential office confirmed Sunday. Three of his bodyguards were also killed in the attack, according to government sources.
A former army chief of staff and head of military intelligence, Gen. Nshimirimana was widely viewed as President Nkurunziza’s right-hand man and personal security chief.
Confirming the assassination in a Twitter post, the presidency's communications chief Willy Nyamitwe said, “I have lost a brother, a companion in the struggle. The sad reality is that Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana is no longer with this world.”
The brazen attack in broad daylight in the heart of the Burundian capital occurred around 8am local time, when four attackers wearing military fatigues approached Gen. Nshimirimana’s car, sprayed the interior with bullets, then drove off, according to witnesses.
"Two had machine guns and two others rocket launchers. They came in a military lorry and returned back in the same car," Paul, a Bujumbura taxi driver, told Reuters.
Pictures circulating on social media sites showed a black bullet-riddled SUV with its front tyres flattened and side windows shot out.
The assassination came just over a week after President Nkurunziza was declared the outright winner of controversial elections, securing a third consecutive term despite opposition protests and international condemnation.
Known and feared across Burundi
Widely seen as the country’s de facto internal security chief, Gen. Nshimirimana was a feared figure in Burundi, according to FRANCE 24’s East Africa correspondent Julia Steers.
“He was known throughout the country -- and feared throughout the country,” said Steers. “He had a lot of power within the regime. He played a large role in recent months in putting down a coup attempt, as well as suppressing demonstrations – quite violently – against the president’s third term.”
Burundi has been in chaos since April, when Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office, a move Western powers and opponents said violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically charged civil war in 2005.
‘Uptick in political assassinations’
Months of protests and a coup attempt were quelled, but the situation remains tense in Bujumbura, said Steers.
“Since the disputed election, the situation on the streets has been quite calm but very tense. There’s a culture of fear,” said Steers. “In the past few weeks, there’s been an uptick in political assassinations and extrajudicial killings of those involved in the protests. There have been many allegations that Gen. Adolphe [Nshimirimana] and his team played a large role in these killings. Those allegations were coming from the general population and also from human rights groups on the ground.”
Sunday’s assassination has raised fears that the violence could split the fragile East African nation along ethnic lines and lead to another civil war, an alarming prospect for a region still scared by the 1994 genocide in neighbouring Rwanda where 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered. Burundi has a similar ethnic make-up.
Western diplomats have also warned a rift in the army could push Burundi back into conflict. The last 12-year civil war pitted the military, which at the time was led by the ethnic Tutsi minority, against rebel factions of the majority Hutus, the biggest of which was led by Nkurunziza.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS and AFP)
France 24 - Burundi presidential aide killed in drive-by shooting
Video by FRANCE 24
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2015-08-02
A top Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital Bujumbura, heightening tensions after a disputed presidential poll.
General Adolphe Nshimirimana was killed while traveling in his car in Bujumbura’s Kamenge neighbourhood, the presidential office confirmed Sunday. Three of his bodyguards were also killed in the attack, according to government sources.
A former army chief of staff and head of military intelligence, Gen. Nshimirimana was widely viewed as President Nkurunziza’s right-hand man and personal security chief.
Confirming the assassination in a Twitter post, the presidency's communications chief Willy Nyamitwe said, “I have lost a brother, a companion in the struggle. The sad reality is that Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana is no longer with this world.”
The brazen attack in broad daylight in the heart of the Burundian capital occurred around 8am local time, when four attackers wearing military fatigues approached Gen. Nshimirimana’s car, sprayed the interior with bullets, then drove off, according to witnesses.
"Two had machine guns and two others rocket launchers. They came in a military lorry and returned back in the same car," Paul, a Bujumbura taxi driver, told Reuters.
Pictures circulating on social media sites showed a black bullet-riddled SUV with its front tyres flattened and side windows shot out.
The assassination came just over a week after President Nkurunziza was declared the outright winner of controversial elections, securing a third consecutive term despite opposition protests and international condemnation.
Known and feared across Burundi
Widely seen as the country’s de facto internal security chief, Gen. Nshimirimana was a feared figure in Burundi, according to FRANCE 24’s East Africa correspondent Julia Steers.
“He was known throughout the country -- and feared throughout the country,” said Steers. “He had a lot of power within the regime. He played a large role in recent months in putting down a coup attempt, as well as suppressing demonstrations – quite violently – against the president’s third term.”
Burundi has been in chaos since April, when Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office, a move Western powers and opponents said violated the constitution and a peace deal that ended an ethnically charged civil war in 2005.
‘Uptick in political assassinations’
Months of protests and a coup attempt were quelled, but the situation remains tense in Bujumbura, said Steers.
“Since the disputed election, the situation on the streets has been quite calm but very tense. There’s a culture of fear,” said Steers. “In the past few weeks, there’s been an uptick in political assassinations and extrajudicial killings of those involved in the protests. There have been many allegations that Gen. Adolphe [Nshimirimana] and his team played a large role in these killings. Those allegations were coming from the general population and also from human rights groups on the ground.”
Sunday’s assassination has raised fears that the violence could split the fragile East African nation along ethnic lines and lead to another civil war, an alarming prospect for a region still scared by the 1994 genocide in neighbouring Rwanda where 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus were slaughtered. Burundi has a similar ethnic make-up.
Western diplomats have also warned a rift in the army could push Burundi back into conflict. The last 12-year civil war pitted the military, which at the time was led by the ethnic Tutsi minority, against rebel factions of the majority Hutus, the biggest of which was led by Nkurunziza.
(FRANCE 24 with REUTERS and AFP)
France 24 - Burundi presidential aide killed in drive-by shooting