August 28 marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Arusha Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi. 20 years already seems so long ago, yet it is what brought peace to Burundi, even if the regime of the Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie-Forces de défense de la démocratie (CNDD-FDD) is trying...
Dear compatriots, members and friends, You are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Alliance des Burundais du Canada (ABC) to discuss our achievements, priorities and the direction of the ABC. When: March 23, 2019 at 12:00 pmWhere: Salle E (La Chapelle) at Cité CollégialeAddress: 801 Aviation Pkwy, Ottawa, ON K1K 4R3 We encourage...
It is pointless to waste time believing that there will ever be a day when Burundi will be made up of a single ethnic group, “chosen by the Gods of its choice,” to the exclusion of others, who are nonetheless an inherent part of Burundian reality. The history of this Great Lakes African country is marked...
Given the situation prevailing in Burundi and considering the latest political developments, there is no doubt that President Nkurunziza wants to shuffle the deck and, above all, assert his dominance. His parallel army, the Imbonerakure, is patrolling the territory from East to West and from North to South in a show of force and an effort...
The thousands of innocents swept away by human barbarity on that awful night of December 12, 2015 will never be forgotten. We invite you to come and pay tribute to them this Wednesday, December 12, on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill at 6pm. Just one hour
We are proud and honoured to announce great news: Arielle Kayabaga becomes the first Canadian of Burundian origin and the first black woman to be elected as a city councillor in the City of London.We would like to take this opportunity to offer our warmest congratulations to our sister Arielle Kayabaga. You have just opened the...
The Alliance des Burundais du Canada (ABC) has been invited by the “Collectif des Survivants et Victimes du génocide Hutu de 1972” to a “public conference on the true perpetrators of the genocide in Burundi”. From the outset, ABC considers that speaking out about the various massacres and assassinations perpetrated in Burundi is a laudable and...
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...
Ottawa’s Strathcona Park played host to festivities marking the 56th anniversary of Burundi’s independence on July 7, 2018. The event, organized by the Alliance des Burundais du Canada (ABC) in collaboration with Unis pour une Intégration Consciente au Canada (UNICC), Burundi We Want (BWW) and African Canadian Association (ACAO), was a great success. The day’s activities...
“Our mandate will end in 2020,” declares Nkurunziza in Bugendana, in Gitega province, at the center of the country. The act committed by Nkurunziza on June 8, 2018, in Bugendana during the promulgation of Burundi’s new Constitution—approved via a referendum on May 17—remains engraved in people’s memories. Consequently, Burundians are making all kinds of comments, some...
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