On Tuesday 25 October, in the context of a regular review of the situation in Burundi, the EU decided upon a one year renewal until 31 October 2023 of the restrictive measures regime established by EU Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, which now relates to only one person.
The Council has removed three names from the list of persons subject to an EU entry ban and an EU asset freeze (see EUROPE 12125/29).
Godefroid Bizimana, Deputy Director General of the national police, Gervais Ndirakobuca, alias Ndakugarika, Chief of Staff of the presidential administration, and Léonard Ngendakumana, a former general in the army, are no longer included on the list.
“The EU welcomes the intensified engagement with Burundi over the past two years on human rights, good governance and the rule of law, and recalls the commitments by the Government of Burundi in these areas”, commented the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, in a statement issued on behalf of the EU27.
At the same time, he expressed how the EU is seriously concerned about human rights in the country. “The EU urges Burundi to fully cooperate with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights”, Borrell said.
See the EU Council decision published in the Official Journal of the EU on Tuesday: https://aeur.eu/f/3s7 (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)