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01-22-2019 ■ The ministry of communication promised to serve as bridge between journalists and administration. Mr. Frédéric Nahimana, Minister of Communication, says it when he was presenting his ministry’s achievements for the second semester 2018, this Monday 21 January 2019. He says he is fully aware that there is an advantage (...)

01-21-2019 ■ From last week, the coalition of the opposition in exile-CNARED suffers defections. Some observers think it is living its last moments. Is everything lost for the coalition? Response elements. Members of CNARED are leaving the platform one by one. Words such as ‘disappointment’ and ‘failure’ appear many times in (...)

01-19-2019 ■ A family of six died in a landslide due to flood caused by the torrential rain that fell in the night of this January 18, 2019 in Muyira zone of Kanyosha commune in Bujumbura province. A whole family made of a husband, his wife and their four children (one (...)

01-18-2019 ■ After some members of UPRONA party addressed a correspondence to the chairman of the party asking him to resign, two MPs from Rumonge were excluded from the party. The latter denounce injustice Gloriose Nimenya, one of the expelled MPs who signed the correspondence says it is illegal to expel (...)

01-18-2019 ■ Four children, aged between 2 and 12, presenting with symptoms of cholera epidemic are in “Prince Regent Charles” hospital in the capital Bujumbura. They are all from Kinama neighborhood, located in the north of the capital. Since 15 January, seven people have been registered but among them, three have (...)

01-17-2019 ■ After concerns by MPs about relocating the political capital from Bujumbura to Gitega, they ended up adopting a bill setting Gitega as a political capital of Burundi. Simon Bizimungu, MP elected in Cibitoke constituency says to be concerned over the families’ life after the relocation of the capital. “There (...)

01-16-2019 ■ Awakened by the authorities, women from Kirundo, often beaten or ill-treated, now know their rights. But the fight is not totally won. Chantal Rukundo, a mother of two, from Ntega commune met at AFEV, an association that assists the victims of GBV since 2013 in Kirundo province, says her (...)

01-16-2019 ■ The Secretary General of the World Islamic League calls on Burundians to foster ethnic and religious diversity and peaceful coexistence in their country. Bin Abdul Karim Al – Issa, Secretary General of the World Islamic League says Burundians should learn to live in harmony despite ethnic and religious differences. (...)

01-15-2019 ■ Some members of the UPRONA party executive committee addressed a correspondence this January 6 to the president of the party asking him to stand down. They accuse him of mismanaging the party resources and violating of internal regulations. Abel Gashatsi, the president of UPRONA party is accused, among other (...)

01-14-2019 ■ Political party leaders met on January 4 to analyze the bill on the amendment to the Electoral Code. Other politicians regretted not having been associated while the matter is very important. The meeting was characterized by notable absences of participants from UPRONA and FRODEBU parties as well as those (...)