Tharcisse Niyongabo Explained

Tharcisse Niyongabo is a Burundian politician who was appointed governor of Bubanza Province on 3 April 2015, replacing Anselme Nyandwi who was sacked for refusing to support the third term bid of president Pierre Nkurunziza.[1] [2] He was an official in the Burundi senate when he was appointed.  Niyongabo's tenure as governor was plagued by armed confrontation between government forces and militia. In August 2017, Niyongabo motorcade ran into an ambush of an unnamed armed group in Gihanga Commune, along Bujumbura-Cibitoke road, in the west of Burundi.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The governor asks for a good preservation of the harvest – ABP. 2021-07-16. abpinfos.com.
  2. Web site: 2015-04-04. Nomination de nouveaux gouverneurs de province -. 2021-07-16. fr-FR.
  3. Web site: 2017-09-13. Burundi : La Province de Bubanza veut améliorer ses performances scolaires. 2021-07-16. Nouvelles du Burundi - Africa Generation News. en-US.
  4. Web site: Governor of Bubanza narrowly escaped from ambush. 2021-07-16. IWACU English News. en-US.

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