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08-08-2013 ■ Trade fairs take place in EAC countries but very few Burundians participate. The main cause is the lack of many of products to exhibit. However, some of them try to do their best and go to compete with other EAC partners- by Diane Uwimana Désiré Ndikumana, aged 31, is (...)

08-08-2013 ■ Two projects against tuberculosis in Burundi were financed by the Global fund but it will expire on 31st August, 2013 because of the global economic crisis and PNLT will be supported by TFM the Transitional Finance Mechanism for only the strategic plan-by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The Global Fund used (...)

08-08-2013 ■ CEDAC (Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation) has organized a workshop to sensitize women with disabilities about the importance of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of People with Disabilities- by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Burundi has joined the world and signed the Universal Declaration of the Rights (...)

08-07-2013 ■ People living in some areas in Bujumbura City Council still observe the interruption of power supply. They complain why there is an electricity shortage while Regideso (Water and Electricity Burundi Company) Officials said that the Company got some generators to solve the power cut problem – by Yves Didier (...)

08-03-2013 ■ The Ministry in Charge of Primary and Secondary Education has decided to close some schools temporarily and definitively because they don’t respond to Burundi education requirements- by Diane Uwimana “There are some Primary Schools whose pupils have never succeeded in the National test since three or four years and (...)

08-02-2013 ■ About two months ago, two American Corners opened their doors at Bujumbura Capital. Today, the number of visitors is increasing day by day and Burundians are more and more interested- by Diane Uwimana Some are concentrated on books while others are connected to computers. Everybody is required to keep (...)

08-01-2013 ■ On the occasion of the 87th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and her 60th Crowning Anniversary, British Ambassador to Burundi Mr. Ben Lewin resident at Kigali in Rwanda, celebrated the event on 18th July2013 at Résidence Ubuntu Hotel-Bujumbura- by Yves Didier Irakoze Apart from different Government Authorities, Members of (...)

07-31-2013 ■ This 18th July 2013, the World has celebrated Mandela Day. In Burundi, the South African Embassy with the United Nations Office in Burundi (BINUB) and AHD (Human Action against Delinquency) have celebrated that Day. On that occasion, they have proceeded to the painting of the new workshop for mentally (...)

07-31-2013 ■ Despite a significant food self-sufficiency potential, Burundi is one of the 79 countries most affected by food insecurity and listed in the Global Hunger Index. Even the recent UNICEF’s analysis figures about the malnourished children in Burundi have given us an alarming situation– by Joanna Nganda 58%. This is (...)

07-30-2013 ■ On the occasion of the Lake Tanganyika Day, the Ministry of Environment, and other Environmental associations have organized cleaning activities on Lake Tanganyika, at the Global Port side.by  Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Studies have shown that the pollution of Lake Tanganyika and waters close to the beach is today a (...)