01-11-2017 ■ A newborn baby has been found in front of the office of Muyinga Province Governor in the morning of Monday 9th January 2017, local sources say. Her mother left it just after birth. The baby was immediately brought to Muyinga hospital by the administrative authorities to prevent any infection. (...)

12-21-2016 ■ More than 500 families from Kagaragara locality of Buringa Commune in Bubanza western province of Burundi have been forcibly moved from their homes. They are all camping out around Buringa zone office. They say no one is helping them and call on Burundian authorities to bring them back to (...)

12-20-2016 ■ Alongside the official inauguration of digital television, Burundi President, Pierre Nkurunziza, has introduced the optical fibre Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) on this 19 December 2016. The event marked an important step towards the increase of the penetration of information and communication technologies that Nestor Bankumukunzi, the Minister in charge (...)

11-18-2016 ■ Unknown armed men abducted eight people in Gatumba zone of Mutimbuzi, west of the capital on Wednesday 16 November. “Three of them were released a day later, on 17 November”, said one local representative in Kinyinya I, where the abduction took place. Residents in Gatumba fear their relatives have (...)

10-12-2016 ■ On 12 October, the National Assembly has voted for a bill on Burundi withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Despite points of contention during the plenary session, 94 MPs voted for, 2 against and 14 abstentions. The Minister of Justice, Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, who defended the draft law in (...)

01-09-2015 ■ The programs of primary and secondary schools resumed on 5 December, after a two-week holiday.Syndicates of teachers predict bad results at the end of the school year if nothing is done.–By Jean Berchmans Siboniyo Blue and white, black and white, or purple and yellow; these are pairs of color (...)

12-09-2014 ■ Dr Seyed Nasir Emadi, dermatologist from the Islamic Republic of Iran, is in Burundi to treat patients and train Burundian doctors.-By Diane Uwimana Dr Seyed Nasir is in Burundi with a dual mission of education and treatment. “The education is very important”, he says. “I want to train Burundian doctors (...)

10-24-2014 ■ Some countries use sign language interpreters at TV stationsso that deaf people can follow the news. That is not the case in Burundi.–By Yves Didier Irakoze Rwanda National TV has an interpreter who usessignlanguage to translate the news. The same is true in Uganda and Kenya. In Kenya they (...)

09-29-2014 ■ The burned remains of the Bujumbura Central Market are still there, almost two years after the fire. The bad smell poses a very serious health risk. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Urbanism plans to remove the waste to a proper place, although it is unclear when.-Diane Uwimana On (...)

08-30-2014 ■ Post- conflict countries have to reconstruct the social structure destroyed by war and conflict. The scattered families and destroyed social context leads to specific psychosocial and mental health problems. HealthNet TPO usessocio therapy to teach people in Burundi about the importance of community participation and interpersonal skills.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo (...)