05-22-2018 ■ Ambiguity reigns around the 20th summit of COMESA organization. While we can read on the official website of COMESA that the 20th summit is to be held in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2018 , the spokesperson for the government says Burundi has not yet got any official document attesting (...)

05-17-2018 ■ 4 people have been arrested this Thursday May 17, 2018. They were accused of disrupting the constitutional referendum process. Patrick, aged 30, was arrested in the morning of this Thursday at a polling station located at Lycée Muramvya. After casting a vote, the young man tore up the ballot (...)

05-16-2018 ■ The number of security agents on Mutanga Campus has been increased .Some students especially those from the opposition parties say they are worried. The officer in charge of security on campus reassures them. “There has been an increase in the number of police officers who ensure security on the (...)

05-15-2018 ■ During the closing activities of the campaign for the May 17 referendum this Wednesday May 14 in Mukaza commune of Bujumbura province, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Secretary General of CNDD-FDD party has said politicians have no reason to say the new constitution puts an end to the Arusha Peace Agreement. “It (...)

05-11-2018 ■ Some lecturers of the university have written a book that they dedicated to Emile Mworoha, Professor at the University of Burundi who retired a few years ago. During the presentation of this book on Mutanga campus at the University of Burundi this Friday 11May 2018, lecturers of the University (...)

05-10-2018 ■ The activity of distributing voting cards to the population began this Thursday, May 9 all over the country. At various registration centers in Bujumbura city where Iwacu passed, people were in the queues and some could be heard expressing their discontent. At Lycée Municipal Musaga, in Muha commune, activities (...)

05-09-2018 ■ Since the past two weeks, there has been a new organization of public transport in the city of Bujumbura. Some bus stops have been removed others created. Some passengers complain. Séraphine Nitunga, a woman in her forties met on ‘28 Novembre’ road, near Roi Khaled Hospital in the morning, (...)

05-08-2018 ■ While political parties and the coalition of independents are running the campaign for the referendum since 2 May 2017, some people still think it was not the appropriate time. Egide, a member of FRODEBU party says the former Constitution was the best one as it successfully put an end (...)

05-05-2018 ■ On the third day of the referendum campaign, Révérien Ndikuriyo, CNDD FDD party envoy in Bujumbura has said the new constitution obliges the top five leaders of the country to not have any other nationality. He said that this Friday May 4, 2018 in Nyabiraba commune of Bujumbura province. (...)

05-04-2018 ■ During the campaign for the upcoming constitutional referendum that was held in Mwaro province this Thursday May 3rd 2018, the Senate leader, who launched the activities, has called the population to vote for the referendum saying it will reinforce their independence. Révérien Ndikuriyo, the president of the Senate, has (...)