02-23-2020 ■ According to a communiqué issued by the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner on February 20, the UN experts strongly criticized the two and a half year jail sentence handed down against four Burundian journalists. They said sentencing the four journalists to jail for simply carrying out (...)

02-21-2020 ■ Consolate Havyarimana, 45, was shot dead in front of her house in Kizingwe locality, Kanyosha area in Muha commune in the south of Bujumbura. This mother of a child also mother of the ruling party CNDD-FDD was attacked by unidentified gunmen when she was going home from work in (...)

02-21-2020 ■ Four political parties namely CDP, RANAC, PAJUDE and FEDS have coalesced into “Kira Burundi” for the 2020 elections. Aloys Baricako, chairman of the coalition says they want to join forces to win the forthcoming elections. “Unity is strength and we share the same society project,” he has said, after (...)

02-21-2020 ■ “The price of cherry coffee A has increased from BIF 500 to BIF 550 per Kg while cherry coffee B increases from BIF 250 to BIF 275 per Kg “said Déo Guide Rurema, Minister of the Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, at the official launch of the 2020-2021 Coffee Campaign. (...)

02-20-2020 ■ “We would like to warn speculative traders about stealing food production in order to sell it at an exorbitant price in neighboring countries”, said Déo-Guide Rurema, Minister of Agriculture at a press conference on the production of the season crop A held on 19 February. He said the ministry (...)

02-20-2020 ■ Members of the National Assembly have analyzed and approved a draft bill governing the ranking of President Pierre Nkurunziza as a ‘Supreme Guide of Patriotism’ despite controversial discussions, this 19 February. Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, Minister of Justice who defended the draft bill in the National Assembly has said the latter has (...)

02-19-2020 ■ The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has given this 18 February a master plan for developing drinking water supply in Bujumbura until 2030 to the Burundian company that distributes water and electricity (REGIDESO). This project will cost nearly $ 88 million. This plan aims to define a (...)

02-19-2020 ■ At least seventeen political parties, one coalition and nine independent candidates for this year’s elections have participated in the draw for the serial numbers of the badges to be put on the ballot paper for the 2020 elections this February 18. Pierre Claver Kazihise, Chairman of the National Independent (...)

02-18-2020 ■ All currency exchange offices have been closed since February 15 following the measure taken on 11 February by Jean Ciza, Governor of Burundi Central Bank. He accuses foreign exchange dealers of violating the current currency exchange regulations. Only commercial banks are allowed to deal with foreign currencies. This measure (...)

02-18-2020 ■ At a press conference held this February 17, Li Changlin, Chinese Ambassador to Burundi has recommended Burundian students in China who are on holidays in their country to limit their outings and avoid participating in rallies. “They must remember to do a temperature test twice a day for 14 (...)