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10-14-2014 ■ Since July 2014, quality control agents from the Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control are stationed at border posts to verify the quality of imported goods that are not harmful to human beings.–By Diane Uwimana The quality control agents are installed at Kobero border post (between Burundi and (...)

10-14-2014 ■ Burundi has joined the world in celebrating the International Day of Tourism on 27 September. The Interim Director General of the National Tourism Office (ONT), Christophe Ndikubwayo, indicates that tourism in Burundi is improving considerably, even though it is still lagging behind other EAC countries.  An Interview -By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse (...)

10-10-2014 ■ A hospital technician in Kampala has died of a virus called Marburg, which is similar to Ebola. The 30-year-old radiographer died on September 28in Mengo hospital in Kampala, where he worked. He contracted the illness 11 days earlier. Uganda has begun mobilizing response teams and issuing health alerts, a (...)

10-10-2014 ■ More than 100 demobilised fighters and their relatives have allegedly died of starvation and disease in a camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).A team from Human Rights Watch visited the camp recently and found the families in dire circumstances. In September 2013, 941 fighters from various armed (...)

10-10-2014 ■ Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has temporarily resigned as president to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday October 8, leaving power to Deputy President William Ruto. Kenyatta would have been the first active head of state to appear before the ICC.He is facing charges (...)

10-09-2014 ■ Five young Burundians have been arrested and accused of participating in a rebel movement formed by Burundian opposition parties, operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are detained in Buganda Communal prison.-Jackson Bahati; translated by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse According to the police officer who is investigating (...)

10-09-2014 ■ A Vietnamese man was arrested last month and accused of homosexual practice. It was the first time someone was convicted under the country’s anti-gay law, which came into effect in 2009.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse DiongHoai G., 32 years old, is a Vietnamese citizen, working in Burundi .He was arrested (...)

10-09-2014 ■ Burundi was represented by local filmmakers in the ‘Arusha African Film Festival’ from 20 to 27 September 2014, where plans for an East African Film Network were finalized.–By Yves Didier Irakoze “The Burundian feature film ‘I Mashoka’ by Jean Marie Ndihokubwayo and Pascal Capitolin received the GIZ-EAFN Award in (...)

10-08-2014 ■ The deadline for signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the East African Community passed on Wednesday October 1st, without an approved contract.–Yves Didier Irakoze and Jojanneke Spoor Despite news reports that the EAC had signed the EPA ahead of the deadline, an EU representative (...)

10-08-2014 ■ Teachers and students of different universities recently discussed the World Bank report on Burundi’s economic situation. They suggested ideas to improve the economic outlook of the country.-J.Berchmans Siboniyo The World Bank suggests that increasing export and developing the mining sector can be useful toolsfor Burundi’s economic growth. During a (...)