10-25-2019 ■ This Friday morning, the Bubanza province prosecutor has taken the decision to remove Iwacu news reporters from the Bubanza police custody to the communal dungeon. Their lawyer was ready to assist them but the prosecutor said “he did not have time to listen to them”. The motives behind their (...)

10-25-2019 ■ The UN Economic Commission for Africa and Trademark East Africa are undertaking a project to support Burundi’s integration within the African Continental Free Trade Area-AfCTA. Stakeholders have met to share views during the Burundi National Forum on AfCTA that took place in Bujumbura, this Thursday October 24. The African (...)

10-24-2019 ■ Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana-Iwacu news reporters and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza arrested on 22 October in Musigati commune in Bubanza province have been heard by a judicial police officer this Wednesday October 23. According to their lawyer, there hasn’t been any charge against them after (...)

10-23-2019 ■ Leaders of political parties and governors of provinces have met, in their fifth meeting this October 22nd , to assess the current political and security situation in the country seven months before the 2020 elections. Pascal Barandagiye, Minister of Home Affairs has said they meet to assess the achievements (...)

10-18-2019 ■ Térence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party says the code of conduct to media and journalists would facilitate cheating and bring discredit on the National Independent Electoral Commission. “Transparency and credibility of the elections would be questioned”, he says. Article10 of the code of conduct established by the National Media (...)

10-18-2019 ■ While the world celebrates the Conflict Resolution Day on October 18, Burundian politicians converge on finding solutions together for any conflict for a smooth running of the 2020 elections. Térence Manirambona, Spokesman for CNL party appreciates the current political situation prevailing in the country. For him, the conflict is (...)

10-17-2019 ■ The National Media Regulatory-CNC this Wednesday presented a code of conduct to the Burundian media for the 2020 elections. Some media professionals say they were not consulted during its preparation. “Every media organization operating in Burundi must comply with this code of conduct for the 2020 electoral process,” says (...)

10-16-2019 ■ Déo Guide Rurema, Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock has said experts from the government and the World Bank have conducted an audit and discovered that stakeholders in the coffee sector didn’t work in transparency. “There were serious problems related to the good management and repatriation of foreign currencies (...)

10-11-2019 ■ Donatien Manirampa, Director General of the Agency for Regulatory and Control of Telecommunications in Burundi-ARCT says about 53% of Burundians are in possession of cell phones, but only around 10% of them have access to internet. “The internet penetration rate remains low due to the telecommunication antennas installed in (...)

10-11-2019 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of the World Mental health Day this October 10th, Burundian patients with mental problems say they don’t get medicines. “The treatment of patients with mental problems is very expensive whereas many of us are from impoverished families,” says one of the patients met (...)