03-30-2018 ■ Effective measures have been taken so as to boost the performance of coffee companies during the 2018-2019 campaign. This was said by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, this Thursday, March 29, during a press conference on the preparation of coffee season. “Transit centers are prohibited in the areas (...)

03-21-2018 ■ “The disbursement rate is not satisfactory as there are projects that were started two years ago while the disbursement rate is at 20% and those projects are supposed to be completed in two or three years, “said Domitien Ndihokubwayo, Minister of Finance, during the meeting between the World Bank (...)

03-20-2018 ■ The Brazilian Agency for cooperation has promised this March 19th 2018 to improve the cotton sector in Burundi as it is going through a critical period due to land scarcity, climate change and parasites attack in East African region. The Brazilian Agency for Cooperation includes the Burundi cotton sector (...)

03-16-2018 ■ It’s 11:00 a.m. on 15 March in Bujumbura City Center. It’s raining. Street sellers are performing their daily activities with difficulty. Saleswomen with basket full of goods on their heads are selling their products to all passerby. In front of “Village Market”, two saleswomen are selling their orange and (...)

03-13-2018 ■ Three representatives of local NGO involved in changing people’s mindset (PARCEM) accused of high treason were sentenced of 10 years’ imprisonment and BIF 200.000 each in fine by Muramvya High Court on 8 March. Faustin Ndikumana, PARCEM Chairman says his organization is shocked to hear the sentence pronounced against (...)

03-06-2018 ■ One among other factors that cause Burundi to remain among the poorest countries in the world is the lack of development of the touristic sector. This is mainly caused by the bad image of the country presented by some Burundians. “CNDD-FDD members, FNL members …all Burundians included are victims (...)

03-02-2018 ■ Non issuance of tourist visa at the airport is one of the main challenges that the touristic and hotels sector faces today. This was said during an exchange meeting between public and private partners operating in this sector. An anonymous private partner who owns a hotel asks the national (...)

02-28-2018 ■ In a press conference held this Tuesday 27 February 2018, Burundi First Deputy President says the government still maintains its decision not to sign the European Union economic partnership agreements. Gaston Sindimwo says that after his return from the 19th summit of the EAC Heads of state that was (...)

02-26-2018 ■ The anti-corruption civil society organization “Transparency International” has recently released a report on the corruption perception index of the year 2017. This index ranked 180 countries and territories according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption. It uses a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is highly (...)

02-21-2018 ■ Faustin Ndikumana, Chairman of PARCEM, a local NGO involved in the changing of people’s mentality, says some major irregularities are still uncovered since the announcement of the contribution to the 2020 elections. “There are some unclear points that need to be clarified for the success of the contribution process. (...)