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02-27-2019 ■ At least 3000 detainees identified in 11 prisons of the country will be released in 2019 thanks to a presidential pardon, says the Minister of Justice. Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, Minister of Justice says some of the prisoners will be completely released while others will receive a partial release. “The (...)

02-26-2019 ■ Migrating to Tanzania in search of a job is the dream of many unemployed youths from Cendajuru commune in Cankuzo province. The authorities want to create jobs to keep them. Samuel Nzeyimana, 24, from Kiruhura area in Cendajuru commune, says he went to Tanzania looking for a job. He (...)

02-26-2019 ■ The special court on Land and other properties has handed over a788 ha property located in Rubirizi area, Mutimbuzi commune, in Bujumbura province to the government of Burundi. The population say the court has been unfair. Pascal Ngendakuriyo, President of the special court on land and other properties has (...)

02-26-2019 ■ Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Lives Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock has said all the people living around Buterere wastewater plant in the north of the capital Bujumbura illegally occupied the locality and therefore have to leave it. ock has said all the people living around Buterere wastewater (...)

02-25-2019 ■ The second political force has a political party now. Does it mark a watershed in the Burundian political landscape? And what will be the fate of Amizero y’Abarundi coalition? On February 14, The Ministry of the Interior approved the National Congress for Liberty-CNL. The big surprise is that the (...)

02-22-2019 ■ During the presentation of the achievements accomplished by 10 ministries under the authority of the First Deputy President at the National Assembly, this 21 February, MPs have raised some concerns about the partnership between Burundi and other organizations including the East African Community. Pascal Nyabenda, Speaker of the National (...)

02-22-2019 ■ The corruption watchdog-OLUCOME says it is deeply concerned about the selling of the rice donation given by Japan to the Government of Burundi. Gabriel Rufyiri, president of OLUCOME, says he is concerned by the selling of this donation. “We have been surprised to hear that it will be sold (...)

02-22-2019 ■ The Upper and Lower Chambers of Burundi Parliament met this February 21st to discuss the withdrawal process of 1,000 Burundi troops from Somalia until 28 February. They demand the revision of this decision which was taken by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. Révérien Ndikuriyo, Speaker (...)

02-21-2019 ■ Pancras Ntibarufata, focal point of the program to fight against leprosy and tuberculosis in the Ministry of Public Health says cases of leprosy are gradually increasing in Burundi. “We identified 385 people infected with leprosy in 2018 among them 83% suffered from multi-bacillary leprosy which is very contagious”, he (...)

02-20-2019 ■ After his two-day visit to Burundi, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has said Burundi peacekeepers contributed much to the consolidation of peace and security in his country. “Burundi troops were the first to land in Somalia in 2007 and fought courageously Al-Shaabab terrorists”, he said. He also said he (...)