09-11-2018 ■ Lake Tanganyika has a green color since the morning of September10. Some residents of Bujumbura say it is the first time they observe such a phenomenon. They fear that the lake has become polluted. “I’m afraid to touch the lake water since it has become green. I think that (...)

08-10-2018 ■ Gérard Nyandwi, chairman of the Technical Commission for Security and Lake Navigation says an operation to seize and destroy prohibited materials used in fishing has been launched since June 2017. He says about 300 canoes and 1500 mosquito nets previously intended for the fight against malaria were seized and (...)

09-12-2014 ■ Despite the ban on fishing baby fish commonly called “Umugara”, they are sold in some Bujumbura markets and by street sellers. An Interview with: Nzeyimana Léonie, the Director of Fish and Fisheries in the Ministry of Environment.–By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Despite the ban on fishing baby fish “Umugara”, they (...)

09-25-2013 ■ The Fifth PAFFA Conference has been held in Bujumbura from this 16th to 20th September 2013. During that conference, researchers in fish and fishery field highlights some good ways of managing fish and fisheries in their studies – By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse I f nothing is done, the majority (...)