09-24-2019 ■ On this September 23rd, students from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Burundi have started a strike as they protest against arrests and expulsions of their colleagues since the past few days. At 10 a.m. at Hope Africa University in the north of Bujumbura city, Congolese students living on (...)

09-23-2019 ■ The office of the Burundian Ombudsman tried to “reframe” the Nairobi meeting. In a statement issued on 18 September, Edouard Nduwimana attempted to downplay what has been seen as a major step towards an agreement on the return of the exiled opponents to the country. It looks like an (...)

09-19-2019 ■ The Association of International Transport Operators in Burundi (ATIB) encourages Burundi economic operators to use the central corridor connecting Dar-es-Salaam and Kigoma by rail and Kigoma to Bujumbura by waterway through Lake Tanganyika. Eric Ntangaro, ATIB executive secretary says this lake route is faster, cheaper and less risky compared (...)

09-18-2019 ■ Despite having been banned by the Ministry of Trade, some kinds of salt namely “Chumvi Mawe” and “Chumvi safi” are still sold by some traders at Bujumbura City Market and Cotebu market located in the north of Bujumbura. At Cotebu market, some traders say they no longer get Chumvi (...)

09-17-2019 ■ “I no longer feel pain on my buttocks,” says Nabot, a pupil of Grade 4, at Gasenyi II Basic School, in the north of the economic capital Bujumbura, after his class received some school desks. “Now that I’m sitting on a desk, I feel good,” says Yvan, another schoolboy (...)

09-13-2019 ■ At Gasenyi II Basic School located in Gihosha zone of Ntahangwa commune in the north of Bujumbura, pupils in many classes sit on the floor while studying. Six classrooms at Gasenyi II Basic School have no single desk. Some others have very few desks compared to the high number (...)

09-12-2019 ■ Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health says the number of people suffering from cholera continues to increase since it was declared last July. “At least two cases of cholera are recorded per day,” says Minister Ndikumana. He also says Bujumbura neighborhoods are the most affected. “The poor sanitation is (...)

09-11-2019 ■ At a press conference held this September 10th, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism has denounced a considerable increase in price of cement made by Burundi Cement Company-BUCECO since the past few days. Jean Marie Niyokindi, Burundi Minister of Trade has said a cement bag which should be (...)

09-09-2019 ■ More than 780 families from Kigeri locality of Ntahangwa commune in the north Bujumbura city have held a sit-in before the office of the Burundian Ombudsman this September 9th. They say the government is forcing them to leave their plots of land. At 10 a.m., hundreds of adult and (...)

09-06-2019 ■ At least 300 families will be sent back to their localities of origin from Bujumbura city. “For the first round, we have sent back 100 families and others will follow,” said Félix Ngendabanyikwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Human Rights, Gender and Social Affairs. Those families have received (...)