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09-05-2019 ■ While responding to parliamentarians’ questions this Wednesday, the Minister of Justice has said the ministry is committed to punishing seriously corrupt judges. Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, Burundian Minister of Justice has said the ministry works hard to identify corrupt judges. “Citizens also help the ministry by showing cases of judges (...)

09-05-2019 ■ Bujumbura faces the shortage of cement made by Burundi Cement Company. Consumers say they don’t know the reason behind the scarcity of this product. In the afternoon of September 4th, no shop in the neighborhood commonly called ‘Quartier Asiatique’ was selling ‘BUCECO cement 32.5R. Traders did not want to (...)

09-05-2019 ■ “The UN Security Council should keep an eye on Burundi in this pre- electoral period,” said Doudou Diène, chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (CIO) at a press conference organized in Geneva on September 3. He has said the commission looked into violations and abuses committed (...)

09-04-2019 ■ Joséphine Mpfukamensabe, Vestine Muhawenimana and Alphonsine Niyonsenga, three young girls from the same family aged 22, 18 and 15 respectively have been beaten by Fébronie Niyingabire, Administrator of Bwambarangwe Commune in Kirundo Province in the north of Burundi on 2 September. It was around 2:00 p.m. in front of (...)

09-04-2019 ■ “The central bank has been alerted to the exercise of investment and market in virtual currency that is not regulated by any public authority,” said Alphonse Nyobewumusi, Head of the service in charge of microfinance at Burundi Central Bank in a press briefing held on September 3. He explains (...)

09-04-2019 ■ In the workshop held on September 3rd, the Burundian Minister of Good Governance has said Burundi has achieved good results in the fight against corruption. Jeanne d’Arc Kagayo, Burundian Minister of Good Governance says several new administrative and judicial institutions have been created to combat corruption and corruption-related crimes. (...)

09-03-2019 ■ A month after the Mexico City International AIDS Congress, the Director of the National AIDS Programme (PNLS) said the pandemic is not over yet.   According to the WHO, every year about 1.9 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. What about Burundi? The situation is no longer alarming, at (...)

09-03-2019 ■ “The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) will only find the truth about the crimes committed in Burundi when the population in general and sociopolitical actors in particular agree to offer testimonies, to say what they saw, what they did and what they experienced. This is the major dimension to (...)

09-03-2019 ■ Since August 22nd, the Burundian Ministry Of Environment in collaboration with that of Public Works and Territory Development has been conducting activities to give a new direction to the Ntahangwa River. “We are conducting these activities to solve the problems the river causes in the nearby localities,” says Marc (...)

09-03-2019 ■ Félix Manirakiza, CNL party representative in Gihanga commune in Bubanza western province says unknown people have destroyed the CNL party office which was about to be opened on 30 August. . He says investigations are underway to identify those who vandalized the party office. Mr. Manirakiza accuses the youth (...)