04-10-2020 ■ Alexis Deswaef, lawyer of the corruption-watchdog-Olucome says there are no investigation and fair trial that have been so far carried out to bring the real murderers and sponsors of the assassination of Ernest Manirumva before the court in Burundi. “This is a miscarriage of justice after 11 years of (...)

04-09-2020 ■ Two members of the ruling CNDD-FDD youth wing were injured in a clash that erupted in the night of 6 April between CNDD-FDD youths and those of the opposition party CNL in Buganda commune of Cibitoke province in the northwest of Burundi . Six CNL members were arrested. Abraham (...)

04-09-2020 ■ Fabien Banciryanino, an independent MP elected in Bubanza constituency, says 21 investigated cases of people killed and enforced disappearances have been reported in Mpanda and Gihanga communes of Bubanza province in the west of Burundi from January 2016 to February 2020. “I conducted deep investigations in their localities and (...)

04-08-2020 ■ Thierry Ndayishimiye, Secretary of CNL party in Bujumbura province says the cases of political intolerance often occur these days in Bujumbura province. “Juvenal Hicuburundi, CNL party secretary in Kanyosha locality was about to be arrested for false possession of weapons near his home this April 6,” says Ndayishimiye. He (...)

04-08-2020 ■ “The government is pleased with the food security observed across the country. People no longer flee famine as it happened in 2002 and 2016, “said Déo Guide Rurema, the Burundian Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock at a press conference on 7 April. He says this food security is (...)

04-07-2020 ■   With already three reported cases of Covid-19 and 50 beds with respirators throughout the national territory, people wonder if Burundi is sufficiently equipped to face this pandemic. A 26-year-old woman tested positive for Covid-19. This was announced by the Minister of Public Health, Thaddée Ndikumana, after a press (...)

04-03-2020 ■ The government warns traders who take advantage of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic to exorbitantly increase price of some products. Since the Minister of Health has announced the first two cases of COVID-19, residents of Bujumbura have been buying large quantities of food to keep at home. They think (...)

04-03-2020 ■ Joseph Ndayizeye, Head of the department of rental income tax management at Burundi Revenue Authority- OBR says his institution has collected BIF over BIF 6,7 billion in the first quarter of 2020 fiscal year. “We have just received the declarations of 6039 people from January to March 31,” says (...)

04-03-2020 ■ “The third person has tested positive for COVID-19,” announced Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health at a press conference this 2 April. It’s a 26-year-old girl tested among 23 others who had been in contact with the two COVID-19 patients identified on 30 March. “22 cases tested negative for (...)

04-03-2020 ■ Following the outbreak of the first two COVID-19 cases in Burundi since March 31, the Burundi anti-corruption watchdog-OLUCOME demands the government to set an austerity budget. Gabriel Rufyiri, OLOCUME Chairman says the Burundian government should reduce non-essential expenses in the general state budget. “The budget should be used for (...)