Wake-Up Call for a Brighter Future: President Ndayishimiye’s Vision to Revitalize the Social Economy Through Empowered Politics

The meeting between President Ndayishimiye Evariste and the political parties focused on “The role of political parties in the development of the country and in achieving the vision of Burundi, an emerging country in 2040 and a developed country in 2060.”

Due, 7/11/2024 – A few months before the 2025 elections, His Excellency Ndayishimiye Evariste, Major General and President of Burundibrings together the governors of the country’s states to meet with representatives of recognized political parties, as well as some of the movements related to them. The purpose of this meeting was to reflect on the following theme: “The role of political parties in the development of the country and in achieving the vision of Burundi, an emerging country in 2040 and a developed country in 2060.”

Burundi, Ingoma Y’Uburundi, is an ancient thousand year old state [1] in Africa. Throughout the ages, the families played a central role in the political life of the country, replacing political parties today. Within these families the members democratically elected their Bataka, or leaders. These Bataka, in turn, were responsible for choosing the Mwami, the sovereign of Ingoma y’Uburundi. By the decree of December 25, 1959, in the midst of colonization, the families were replaced, until today, by political parties.

[1] Nahimana Karolero Pascal, History of Burundi: The main dates in the History of Burundi and the thousand-year-old African State – Ingoma y’UburundiGeneration Africa, 2024.

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