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10-01-2019 ■ The UN Human Rights Council has extended the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi-COI. The decision is viewed differently by Burundian politicians. Térence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party of the opposition says the renewal the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi will bring no added (...)

10-01-2019 ■ The Ministry of Security and Catastrophe Management says it has arrested at least 20 Congolese people living in Burundi illegally since this Sunday, September 29th, in Kibenga locality of Muha commune in the south of Bujumbura city. Pierre Nkurikiye, Spokesman for the Ministry of Security says the police are (...)

09-30-2019 ■ Burundi Catholic Bishops have been, in general, accused of stirring up and sowing discord by Gitega on the eve of the Bishops’ statement read on September 22nd throughout the country. On the other hand, the clergy believes that its message has been misinterpreted. Members of the government and the (...)

09-28-2019 ■ In the morning of this September 27th, some foreign exchange dealers without bureaus have been arrested by the police after others were arrested a day before in the city center of Bujumbura. The junction of Prince Louis Rwagasore roadway and Amitié Street, near Ndamama House in the city center (...)

09-27-2019 ■ At the 11th Global Investigative Journalism Conference currently being held in Germany, investigative journalists from around the world say they faced a lot of challenges while doing their job. They mainly point out the lack financial means, limited access to official sources of information and the government crackdown on (...)

09-27-2019 ■ “Political opponents, women and ordinary citizens do not occupy enough space in Burundian media,” reveals the survey results on the monitoring of Burundian media presented on Thursday, September 26, 2019 by Institut Panos Grands Lacs (IPGL). This survey was conducted on four media namely National Radio, Iwacu Newspaper, Radio (...)

09-27-2019 ■ In a meeting organized on this September 26th by the Ministry of Home Affairs with leaders of political parties and governors, the latter have accused members of CNL party of misconduct and violation of law. The National Congress for Freedom-CNL denies the accusations. While reporting the political situation in (...)

09-27-2019 ■ On the occasion of the World Contraception Day on September 26th, health officials say Burundians hardly adhere to the use of contraception methods. According to a demographic health survey conducted in 2016-2017, the results reveal that 29% of women adhere to the contraception methods. Dr. Juma Ndereye, Director of (...)

09-26-2019 ■ Two families in Raro locality in Nyabiraba commune of Bujumbura province say they have intense fear after a group of people who destroyed their banana plantations this Monday, September 23rd have promised to kill them when they come back. At 3 p.m. in Raro locality in Nyabiraba commune, young (...)

09-26-2019 ■ Mugara II Basic School of Rumonge province in the south of Burundi faces severe lack of school equipment. Classrooms of the1st and 2nd grades do not have writing desks. Schoolchildren sit on the stones or on the ground covered with dust when studying while in other classrooms, four pupils (...)