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10-25-2019 ■ Four Iwacu reporters who were sent to cover the attack that occurred in Musigati commune of Bubanza Province on October 22, 2019 could not do their job. They were arrested by the police. The reason was that the area was dangerous. To their great surprise, they found themselves in (...)

10-25-2019 ■ This Friday morning, the Bubanza province prosecutor has taken the decision to remove Iwacu news reporters from the Bubanza police custody to the communal dungeon. Their lawyer was ready to assist them but the prosecutor said “he did not have time to listen to them”. The motives behind their (...)

10-25-2019 ■ The UN Economic Commission for Africa and Trademark East Africa are undertaking a project to support Burundi’s integration within the African Continental Free Trade Area-AfCTA. Stakeholders have met to share views during the Burundi National Forum on AfCTA that took place in Bujumbura, this Thursday October 24. The African (...)

10-25-2019 ■ In a statement issued on 24 October, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrest of four journalists and their driver working for Iwacu newspaper. A team of four journalists of Iwacu newspaper namely Christine Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza were arrested on (...)

10-24-2019 ■ On both sides of the street leading to Mubone garbage dump located in Mubone neighborhood in Buterere area in the north of Bujumbura city, there is a swarm of flies above the garbage which emits nauseating smell and flowing rainwater mixed with garbage. The local population fear to contract (...)

10-24-2019 ■ Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana-Iwacu news reporters and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza arrested on 22 October in Musigati commune in Bubanza province have been heard by a judicial police officer this Wednesday October 23. According to their lawyer, there hasn’t been any charge against them after (...)

10-23-2019 ■ Leaders of political parties and governors of provinces have met, in their fifth meeting this October 22nd , to assess the current political and security situation in the country seven months before the 2020 elections. Pascal Barandagiye, Minister of Home Affairs has said they meet to assess the achievements (...)

10-22-2019 ■ A team of Iwacu news reporters namely Christine Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Térence Mpozenzi, Egide Harerimana and their driver Adolphe Masabarakiza were arrested on Tuesday, October 22 around noon in Musigati commune of Bubanza province in the west of Burundi where heavy gunfire was heard this morning. They were arrested (...)

10-22-2019 ■ In a leaked document, the FARDC Army Chief of Staff invites his Burundian counterpart to a meeting in Goma. The objective of the meeting is to establish a regional coalition bringing together Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC to eradicate the armed groups based in the east of the (...)

10-18-2019 ■ “The Government of Burundi has made a firm commitment to pay all arrears it owes to the East African Community. We still have to pay about 2% of the arrears in order to start paying the contributions for the current fiscal year,” said Isabelle Ndahayo, Burundi Minister of East (...)