Burundian dictator Évariste Ndayishimiye—better known by his ridiculous self-styled nickname “General Neva”—has now outdone himself.
As if turning Burundi into a failed ethno-militarised state wasn’t enough, he’s now declared war on regional integration, and even basic survival. Now he is banning anyone from Goma and Bukavu from entering Burundi.
Yes, you read that right: Gen. Neva just torched the East African Community Common Market Protocol (CMP) in broad daylight. He is ready to torpedo free trade even between Congolese and Burundi just because “he can’t let in anyone from M23-controlled areas.
Talk of cutting your nose off to spite your face!
This isn’t leadership. It’s lunacy.
Neva has effectively strangled the very cross-border trade that keeps half of his miserable, poverty-stricken country breathing. Burundi, ranked among the poorest nations on earth, relies heavily on trade with Congolese border towns like Goma, and Bukavu.
But instead of boosting commerce, the so-called “General” has slammed the gates shut. Because the Congolese political-military movement M23/AFC, now legitimized at the Qatar peace talks, exposed his genocidal fantasy for what it is: a failed propaganda war based on lies, “Hutu power” extremism, and backroom deals with genocidaires.
It’s now more clear than ever that Neva isn’t a leader but a clown in fatigues; a tragicomic relic of DD guerrilla politics who governs through fear, superstition, and religious fanaticism. He has no vision, no goals, no policy. Just a tired script of ethnic hatred and “survival-of-the-junta” instincts.
His political party, the CNDD-FDD, is now a bloated mafia cartel, looting Burundi’s meager resources while citizens starve.
By violating the EAC’s CMP and halting trade with Congolese communities, Neva has made life utterly unbearable for his own people. But do the mafia lobbies within CNDD-FDD care? Not one bit. As long as the money flows upward, the peasants can eat dust.
And just wait until M23/AFC reaches Uvira—because they are coming. When that moment arrives, Neva will find himself isolated, outflanked, and choking on the consequences of his own stupidity.
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