by Natacha Umutoni | Jul 6, 2017 | Current Affairs, Thoughts & Reflections
June 20th was world refugee day and with all the terror that is going on around the world, we have so many more refugees today than ever before. The stories shared on my timeline really touched me and reminded me of our own struggle. A month or two ago, I read a...
by Teakisi | Oct 28, 2016 | Culture, Poem
By Iris Ntore Burundi bwacu*, Burundi buhire, Le pays qui m’a vu naître et grandir. La patrie que j’aime. Sur ton sol, j’ai fait mes premiers pas et j’ai aimé pour la première fois. Tu as accueilli mes premiers pleurs et rires. Tu m’as bercé par ta musique. Un...
by Teakisi | Apr 19, 2016 | Current Affairs, Empowerment, Feature, Thoughts & Reflections
Ketty Nivyabandi is a Burundian citizen, poet, writer and most recently has been described as an activist when, in protest to President Nkurunziza’s third term, she decided to organize peaceful women’s demonstrations. ElleAfrique had the pleasure of...
by Teakisi | May 31, 2013 | Current Affairs, Sports
Today FIFA, football’s governing body elected a woman to become the first executive board member of this male dominated organisation. Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera is that woman. This 45 year old was appointed to the executive committee a year ago on an interim...
