08-20-2019 ■ On August 17th, some offices of the National Congress for Freedom-CNL were vandalized by unknown people in Kanyosha neighborhood of Muha commune in the south of Bujumbura. The administration denies the existence of CNL offices in the locality. “We were preparing to inaugurate nine offices in Kanyosha area in (...)

08-09-2019 ■ At the reopening ceremonies held on August 9th, The Japanese Agency for International Cooperation-JICA has said it will carry out various projects to foster development in Burundi. Maruo Shin, Chief Representative of JICA Rwanda office says three projects among others will be the priority for Burundi. “In the sector (...)

08-09-2019 ■ In a press briefing held on August 8th, the Network of Microfinance Institutions in Burundi-RIM has said a high number of people still don’t have accounts in microfinance institutions and banks in Burundi. “Over 70 % of Burundians do not have accounts in banks or microfinance institutions,” says Bernard (...)

08-08-2019 ■ The trade and movement of cooked food, juice, water packed in plastic bags…are still observed in public places in the economic capital Bujumbura. On 7 August, around 10: 30 a.m. on 24th Avenue in Buyenzi neighborhood, people rush to prepare foods. “We think that we are not concerned by (...)

08-07-2019 ■ Freddy Mbonimpa, Bujumbura Mayor has said 126 cases of cholera have already been detected in Bujumbura. “Between four and five new cases are registered per day”, he says adding that the targeted areas include Kanyosha, Buyenzi, Buterere and Cibitoke neighborhoods. Bujumbura Mayor says some restaurants and bars in the (...)

08-02-2019 ■ More than 90 thousand students are expected to do the national test edition 2019 that will start on Tuesday 6 August. Students and their teachers from various high school institutions in Burundi continue to prepare for the state exam. On 1 August, at Rohero Municipal High School located in (...)

07-30-2019 ■ Broken bottles of BRARUDI beverages, people’s IDs, used compresses covered with blood, broken metallic tools…were piled up on the ground of ETS Kamenge, a technical secondary school, in the morning of July 29. That school located in the north of the Burundian economic capital Bujumbura is where Primusic final (...)

07-30-2019 ■ On July 29th, Bujumbura Administrative Court has held again a public hearing of a trial opposing Bonesha FM radio and Burundi Media Regulator-CNC. In its decision of 23 July 2019, the Administrative Court of Bujumbura decided to reopen hearings on the case opposing Bonesha FM radio and CNC. The (...)

07-26-2019 ■ On July 25, 2019, Burundi government officially launched the Lake Tanganyika Water Management (LATAWAMA) project financed by the European Union. The aim of the project is to protect the environment, enhance biodiversity and combat the effects of climate change. “EU has given € 6.9 million to finance Lake Tanganyika (...)

07-26-2019 ■ At a summer camp organized by Centre Jeunes Kamenge in Ntahangwa commune of Bujumbura city, students say they get school materials after laying bricks for poor families and partaking in hygienic activities. “Over 380 students are registered for the second part of 2019 summer camp,” says Blaise Pascal Nsabinganji, (...)