‘[It's] an incredible work. These stories would have disappeared along with the corpses [of the journalists]’

‘Interesting! There are things I didn't know [...]! Of course, the stories are one-sided (from the interviewee's point of view), but you learn a lot about the history of our media and our country!’

‘The first three testimonials are already fascinating. I find that my colleagues have each gone through the crisis in their own way. But what we all have in common is that we survived, Inch'Allah 🙏.’

‘Very fascinating work, truly impressive collection! It reads like a history of journalism but also of Burundi’s history more generally, from a particular perspective’

‘These accounts gradually weave together a socio-political history of Burundi over the last 40 years. It is a history that goes far beyond the media spotlight, seen from the inside by observers who are involved but remain outside the circles of political authority. I find it quite remarkable that each account brings a specific flavour, addressing a different theme from the other accounts, with revealing anecdotes, against a common backdrop of course, but without giving the reader the impression of reading the same thing over and over again!’