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The Alliance of Burundians of Canada (ABC) is proud to introduce Arielle Kayabaga, candidate for the position of City Councilor in London, Ontario, and Albert Nsabiyumva, candidate for the position of City Councilor in Windsor, Ontario. They are both members of the ABC. Your support to their campaign will greatly be appreciated. For more details and for your...

Dear members, You are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Alliance des Burundais du Canada (Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter) to discuss our achievements, our priorities and the direction of the ABC. We encourage you to spread the word to those around you, including those who aren’t yet members so they can come and find out...

Dear members, Once again, we would like to wish you an excellent 2018. 2017 was an eventful year and we can be proud of the strides we’ve made. Our recent achievements since November 2017 include among others: CBA membership of the Canadian Council for Refugees (November 14)An information session dedicated to newcomers (November 17, 2017)Meetings by...

Dear members of the Alliance des Burundais du Canada, In this end-of-year period, I would like, on my behalf and on behalf of the Executive Committee, to wish you happy holidays and present you with my best wishes for happiness and prosperity in 2018. Many of you have responded to our appeals: For all this we...

Once again this year, the Alliance des Burundais du Canada had the opportunity to attend Prime Minister Trudeau’s end-of-year party. It was an opportunity to exchange views with politicians and members of the federal cabinet on a wide range of issues.

Commemorating the massacre of Burundian youthIt was bitterly cold, typically Canadian… The snow fell softly, covering the exiles of heart and conscience, wrapped in heavy coats, woollen caps and scarves to hide their faces, their pain and their tears…Many of us were there to commemorate our children, our brothers, our sisters… our youth murdered by a...

December 10 was a memorable day not only for ABC, but for Burundians everywhere… Indeed, the Montreal Holocaust Museum co-hosted an event celebrating human rights with the theme of crimes against humanity perpetrated since 2015 in Burundi.Ketty Nivyabandi was the guest speaker in a discussion moderated by the Alliance des Burundais du Canada. Her poignant testimony,...

Dear members, dear Burundians, dear friends of Burundi We are pleased to announce that the Alliance des Burundais du Canada is now a member of the Canadian Council for Refugees. This initiative will enable the ABC to further our grievances on behalf of Burundian refugees and asylum seekers. This partnership is all the more timely to...

The Honorable Irwin Cotler & the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights at the ABC public conference held on October 7, 2017.It was an honor to have a human rights luminary such as Mr. Cotler and the Raoul Wallenberg Center, of which he is the founder, as our partner in organizing the press conference and public lecture, events...