Burundi ruling party accuses Rwanda of 'exporting' genocide

[mchambawima1]

Burundi's ruling party has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of seeking to "export" genocide, as relations between the two neighbours deteriorate further.

In a statement provided to AFP Sunday, the head of the CNDD-FDD party said Kagame had previously "experimented" with genocide, referring to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which around 800,000 people were killed, mostly ethnic Tutsis.

"The genocide laboratory is in Rwanda because President Kagame, having experimented there, (wants) to export it to Burundi (to) play a minor imperialist," wrote CNDD-FDD president Pascal Nyabenda.

Ties between the Great Lakes region nations are already at a low ebb, with Burundi and the United Nations both accusing Rwanda of supporting Burundian rebels.

Nyabenda also claimed that some European governments supply arms and funds to the Rwandan leader, who he said is responsible for "recruiting and training young Burundians in refugee camps in Rwanda, so that they can return home to commit acts of genocide".

The ruling party chief went on to criticise the Catholic church which recently called for a dialogue between Kigali and Bujumbura to help de-escalate the growing crisis.

Nyabenda also condemned foreign journalists for taking up the cause of "terrorists", the term used by the ruling party to refer to opponents of the government, both armed and peaceful.

Burundi has been in political crisis since April last year when President Pierre Nkurunziza controversially decided to run for a third term, which he then won in a July election.

The subsequent unrest has left 400 people dead, while some 250,000 have left the country and violent attacks have become a daily routine, raising fears of a return to the civil war fought between 1993-2006.

Concerns have been raised that more radical elements in Burundi's ruling party are gaining influence.

"The Hutu extremist faction of the CNDD-FDD was marginalised until the start of this crisis ... it is clear that they are now in control of the country," a concerned diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The diplomat noted that Nyabenda, as well as being ruling party head, is also president of the national assembly and the number two figure in the Burundian state.

"It is feared that there would be dire consequences if the crisis worsened or if there was a serious incident like the death of a senior party official," he said.

The CNDD-FDD party was formed from the main Hutu rebel group that fought against the formerly Tutsi minority-dominated army during the Burundian civil war.

The movement initially had close ties to President Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front party but relations have soured in recent years.

Source: Telegraph

 

[Ruge Opinion]

I think foreigners and other interested agitators are misrepresenting the Burundi crisis. It is as if deaths in Burundi are happening only on the side of the opposition and none are happening on the Government side. This is not true. Many deaths have been reported of pro-government military and police officers as well as civilians but they seem not to matter. Second, Nkurunziza is not the only president in the region who has extended his stay in office. Why is he being picked on and not the others? We must not forget that it was anti-government military officers who started the troubles by staging a coup which failed. That undemocratic action was not seen to be a problem but when the coup failed the defenders of democracy pointed their guns at Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza as president of Burundi has every right to defend the country against any threats, internal or external. That was his oath of office. I have never heard of a president/government who sat by and watched while trouble makers were having a field day using murder, terrorism and ethnicity as tools of protest. I support finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, but the UN, International NGOs, Rwanda, hired agitators (e.g. journalists and so-called human rights activists) and all others should stop misrepresenting the facts of the crisis.

 

[simbamzeewamwakidila]

I think foreigners and other interested agitators are misrepresenting the Burundi crisis. It is as if deaths in Burundi are happening only on the side of the opposition and none are happening on the Government side. This is not true. Many deaths have been reported of pro-government military and police officers as well as civilians but they seem not to matter. Second, Nkurunziza is not the only president in the region who has extended his stay in office. Why is he being picked on and not the others? We must not forget that it was anti-government military officers who started the troubles by staging a coup which failed. That undemocratic action was not seen to be a problem but when the coup failed the defenders of democracy pointed their guns at Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza as president of Burundi has every right to defend the country against any threats, internal or external. That was his oath of office. I have never heard of a president/government who sat by and watched while trouble makers were having a field day using murder, terrorism and ethnicity as tools of protest. I support finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, but the UN, International NGOs, Rwanda, hired agitators (e.g. journalists and so-called human rights activists) and all others should stop misrepresenting the facts of the crisis.

You must be coming from the accused country

 

[jMali]

Ukweli mtupu.

 

[lebara]

I think foreigners and other interested agitators are misrepresenting the Burundi crisis. It is as if deaths in Burundi are happening only on the side of the opposition and none are happening on the Government side. This is not true. Many deaths have been reported of pro-government military and police officers as well as civilians but they seem not to matter. Second, Nkurunziza is not the only president in the region who has extended his stay in office. Why is he being picked on and not the others? We must not forget that it was anti-government military officers who started the troubles by staging a coup which failed. That undemocratic action was not seen to be a problem but when the coup failed the defenders of democracy pointed their guns at Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza as president of Burundi has every right to defend the country against any threats, internal or external. That was his oath of office. I have never heard of a president/government who sat by and watched while trouble makers were having a field day using murder, terrorism and ethnicity as tools of protest. I support finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, but the UN, International NGOs, Rwanda, hired agitators (e.g. journalists and so-called human rights activists) and all others should stop misrepresenting the facts of the crisis.

Nkurunzinza must be dead at the moment

 

[vyuma]

AFP 12 hours ago

Nairobi (AFP) - Burundi's ruling party has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of seeking to "export" genocide, as relations between the two neighbours deteriorate further.

In a statement provided to AFP Sunday, the head of the CNDD-FDD party said Kagame had previously "experimented" with genocide, referring to the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which around 800,000 people were killed, mostly ethnic Tutsis.

"The genocide laboratory is in Rwanda because President Kagame, having experimented there, (wants) to export it to Burundi (to) play a minor imperialist," wrote CNDD-FDD president Pascal Nyabenda.

Ties between the Great Lakes region nations are already at a low ebb, with Burundi and the United Nations both accusing Rwanda of supporting Burundian rebels.

Nyabenda also claimed that some European governments supply arms and funds to the Rwandan leader, who he said is responsible for "recruiting and training young Burundians in refugee camps in Rwanda, so that they can return home to commit acts of genocide".

The ruling party chief went on to criticise the Catholic church which recently called for a dialogue between Kigali and Bujumbura to help de-escalate the growing crisis.

Nyabenda also condemned foreign journalists for taking up the cause of "terrorists", the term used by the ruling party to refer to opponents of the government, both armed and peaceful.

Burundi has been in political crisis since April last year when President Pierre Nkurunziza controversially decided to run for a third term, which he then won in a July election.

The subsequent unrest has left 400 people dead, while some 250,000 have left the country and violent attacks have become a daily routine, raising fears of a return to the civil war fought between 1993-2006.

Concerns have been raised that more radical elements in Burundi's ruling party are gaining influence.

"The Hutu extremist faction of the CNDD-FDD was marginalised until the start of this crisis ... it is clear that they are now in control of the country," a concerned diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The diplomat noted that Nyabenda, as well as being ruling party head, is also president of the national assembly and the number two figure in the Burundian state.

"It is feared that there would be dire consequences if the crisis worsened or if there was a serious incident like the death of a senior party official," he said.

The CNDD-FDD party was formed from the main Hutu rebel group that fought against the formerly Tutsi minority-dominated army during the Burundian civil war.

The movement initially had close ties to President Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front party but relations have soured in recent years.

I think the only solution is for Burundi to do the same thing to Rwanda. The cndd-fdd have to organise the fdlr figher, give them full trainings as well as military weapons aiming to remove fashist kagame from power. If it happens that the fdlr are fighting the dictatorship regime in Rwanda, the fashist will be busy rescuing his power then Burundi will be enjoying peace and security in the country. Continuing blaming and crying will help nothing, let the fdlr come into work !

 

[MWENYE HEKIMA]

mh

 

[vyuma]

I think foreigners and other interested agitators are misrepresenting the Burundi crisis. It is as if deaths in Burundi are happening only on the side of the opposition and none are happening on the Government side. This is not true. Many deaths have been reported of pro-government military and police officers as well as civilians but they seem not to matter. Second, Nkurunziza is not the only president in the region who has extended his stay in office. Why is he being picked on and not the others? We must not forget that it was anti-government military officers who started the troubles by staging a coup which failed. That undemocratic action was not seen to be a problem but when the coup failed the defenders of democracy pointed their guns at Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza as president of Burundi has every right to defend the country against any threats, internal or external. That was his oath of office. I have never heard of a president/government who sat by and watched while trouble makers were having a field day using murder, terrorism and ethnicity as tools of protest. I support finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, but the UN, International NGOs, Rwanda, hired agitators (e.g. journalists and so-called human rights activists) and all others should stop misrepresenting the facts of the crisis.

Have a long live mkuu.