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04-01-2014 ■ From 12 to 22nd March 2014, during the 37th African Junior Tennis Championship, held at Nairobi in Kenya; Burundi has been classified 5th in the competition.-Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The African Junior Tennis Championship has grown from strength to strength since its introduction in 1978. From 12 to22th March 2014, (...)

03-31-2014 ■ The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research decided to drive all students out of Universities. The latter are asked to register again after signing a commitment act, but they respond very slowly.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Students have been requested to register again after having signed an act of (...)

03-31-2014 ■ ‘For The Love of Burundi’ is an association of young and inspired Burundians, which promotes behavioral change through youth and sends a clear message: do what you can with what you have, right where you are.-By Joanna Nganda Erica Gateka, 21 years old Burundian lady, is the Founder of (...)

03-28-2014 ■ On 18th March 2014, 350 Burundi Network on climate Change has launched a campaign “Burundi Power Shift” (Ubushobozi bwawe). 60 persons from all provinces of Burundi have been trained about the climate change reality in Burundi.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse 350 Burundi Network on Climate Change (350 BNCC) is an (...)

03-27-2014 ■ While Burundi won the first place as the best African exhibitor at the International Show at Berlin for three consecutive years, it has recently been ranked second this year. The reason: the objective has changed-by Diane Uwimana Four private operators in tourism represented Burundi during the last International Show (...)

03-27-2014 ■ A second meeting of the Sub-group of work on protected areas and savage fauna in Central Africa has been launched at Libreville in Gabon very recently.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “The main objective of this workshop was to finalize the guide on the creation and management of trans-borders protected areas (...)

03-26-2014 ■ In its series of workshops, Burundi Office of the United Nations (BNUB) has organized a two-day workshop to religious confessions from this 19th to 20 March 2014.- By Diane Uwimana “Our country has known a decade of war and there are still many challenges we must tackle appropriately in (...)

03-26-2014 ■ Jabe market traders accuse Bwiza Administrator of having usurped the place of waste. Long ago, all wastes were thrown into an area located in the western part of Jabe Market, at Bwiza Commune in Bujumbura City Council.-By Diane Uwimana “When I was eight, I saw trash being thrown at that (...)

03-26-2014 ■ Within the main objective of promoting food security in the country, Promoting Agriculture, Climate and Trade linkages in EAC Project (PACT EAC) urges to set up a new system to inform farmers very early.-By Diane Uwimana “The meteorological forecasting is always published, but it doesn’t reach farmers. So, working (...)

03-25-2014 ■ Media Kay5 is a company gathering Burundian youth who create, advertise and design through cartoons. This is a great step for Burundi.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “In other countries, cartoons occupy a great place in advertising, entertaining and providing messages. So why not in Burundi?” wonders André Kay Hakizimana, Chairman (...)