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10-24-2014 ■ The President signed a decree withdrawing BIF 7,400 million from the budget and transferring it to the 2015 election process. The decree was signed on August 30, but was not made public until last week.-J.Berchmans Siboniyo Complaints and consternation fill the hearts of the beneficiaries. Cecile Ntahondereye, the Headmistress (...)

10-23-2014 ■ From 22nd to 23rd October, the Ministry of Water, Environment, Sanitation and Urbanism (MEEATU) organized a two day workshop to raise awareness on the national norms for disposing waste water.–By Diane Uwimana “Throwing out waste water can negatively impact our health and environment”, says Francine Jeanne Nkunzimana, Director of (...)

10-23-2014 ■ Burundi’s Human Right record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Committee on 8-9 October in Geneva.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The committee was interested in the case of two commissioners of the Burundian Independent National Commission on Human Right (INCHR), who were instated without consulting opposition parties and civil (...)

10-22-2014 ■ On Friday 10 October 2014 Burundian brewer Brarudi organized the Amstel Beer Fest. Kibido, Kitoko and other Burundian stars performed.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo The German Oktoberfest is taking over the world. The festival originates in München, Germany. It is the largest beer festival in the world and lasts about two (...)

10-22-2014 ■ Burundi was the only EAC country invited to the Rwanda Cultural Fashion Week 2014.–By Yves Didier Irakoze “We preferred to invite Burundi to this event because we appreciate talent. Burundi maintains its originality by preserving culture through fashion”, states one of the organizers of the event. Alice Anny Akingabiye, (...)

10-22-2014 ■ Today is the International Stuttering Awareness Day. Pacifique Mahoro, the chairman of the Burundi Stuttering Association is concerned that stutterers are not respected in school, at work and even in their household.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Pacifique Mahoro indicates that when he was a pupil, he faced many problems. “My (...)

10-20-2014 ■ Is the instrument adopted by the African Union to improve the quality of governance across the continent actually working? Yarik Turianskyi and Steven Gruzd look at what the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, civil society’s most important assessment of standards of governance, says. Does being an active member of (...)

10-20-2014 ■ The Swahili International Tourism Expo 1stEdition was held in Tanzania, from 1 to 4 October. It was an opportunity to promote Burundi, attract investors and meet international counterparts.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse According to Thomas Nkeshimana, who represented the Burundi Tea Office (OTB), many Tanzanians appreciated the quality of Burundian (...)

10-20-2014 ■ The commission on Transport Reform submitted its plans to the Ministry of Transport, Public works and Equipment in July. The Minister has yet to respond.-By Yves Didier Irakoze According to Claude Mpawenimana, General Director of Transport, the main reason for reforming the transport sector is the neglected state of (...)

10-20-2014 ■ For the past two months, the Road Security Police has been without a director. The consequences of the power vacuum are weighing on Burundi’s citizens. On Wednesday Alfred Innocent Museremu was appointed Commander.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo It is 2:55 PM at the Road Security Police station (PSR) in Bujumbura. A (...)