03-06-2018 ■ One among other factors that cause Burundi to remain among the poorest countries in the world is the lack of development of the touristic sector. This is mainly caused by the bad image of the country presented by some Burundians. “CNDD-FDD members, FNL members …all Burundians included are victims (...)

02-21-2018 ■ While the president of the National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has reported the voters’ registration records at 112, 01 %, politicians from CNARED, the coalition of the opposition parties in exile qualify them as false and ambiguous. Pancrace Cimpaye, CNARED spokesman, says these records are not true and show how (...)

02-20-2018 ■ Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission, says 5,008,742 people including 2,382,388 men and 2,618,354 women have registered for the Constitutional amendment scheduled for May 2018 and 2020 elections. “It’s a great record in ten days. The figures i.e. 112, 01% are superior to the expected (...)

11-14-2017 ■ While we celebrate the World Diabetes Day, Burundians still suffer in silence because they do not do diabetes screening. Only less than 35% have done it. The Burundians’ habit to go to hospital when seriously sick is a real handicap to fight diabetes. Nkurunziza Innocent, chairman of PNILMCNT (Integrated (...)

09-26-2017 ■ In a press conference held this Monday, 25th September 2017, PARCEM, a local NGO has said the official and transparent offer of contracts would not be a favour, but a public service. The Authority in charge of regulating contracts (ARMP) says it does its best. Citizens have the right (...)

09-25-2017 ■ The opening of the 2017-2018 Judicial year this Friday 22nd September coincides with a UN report which points an accusing finger at the Burundian justice. The president of Burundi says what the justice system is going through is linked to a political situation. President Pierre Nkurunziza says there are (...)

07-21-2017 ■ Iwacu Press Group commemorates one year of the disappearance of its journalist, Jean Bigirimana, who has gone missing since 22 July 2016. No evidence of his death so far . “You were a colleague, a friend and brother. Your sense of responsibility, your passion for journalism, your professionalism and (...)

06-13-2017 ■ Many Burundians say they have got missed calls by the following foreign numbers: +22478000546, +22478000542, +22478000556 and +5321647912 from 9 June. They say they lost all their airtime credits when they tried to call back the numbers. The ministry of telecommunication reassures the victims and says the issue is (...)

01-07-2017 ■ “Government and religious leaders lead the same people. Some are Christians and others Muslims. Some are even in the insurrectional movement”, said Révérien Ndikuriyo, the Senate speaker, in a meeting with religious leaders in Burundi on 5 January. Relations between the church and the state have been strained since (...)

01-06-2017 ■ Burundi has now potentials to offer better and low-cost care to cataract patients thanks to a recent acquisition of advanced surgical materials. Burundian cataract patients will be treated with up-to-date surgical equipment and medical materials that the Ministry of Public Health has recently acquired. The treatment might be at (...)