03-23-2018 ■ “We draw water at 3.5 km from the edge of Lake Tanganyika and at 25 meters deep. We are very much concerned by the fact that after analyzing the extracted raw water, we find that it is polluted, “said Desiré Nsengiyumva, Director of Water at the Burundian company in (...)

10-20-2017 ■ Lake Tanganyika is currently being threatened because all wastes from factories and households are dumped directly at it without being treated. This was observed during a visit carried out in factories close to the place commonly known as “Ku mase” by the technical commission in charge of securing the (...)

09-05-2013 ■ Open burning is the burning of any matter, where smoke is released directly into the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or flue which is a big cause of acute respiratory tract diseases, according to a Pediatric Respirologist– by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Wherever you go to Bujumbura (...)