03-01-2019 ■ Out of 37 classified hotels at the national level, only three were rated five star hotels. They are all located in Bujumbura town. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism has announced that this Friday 1 March, the results of identification and classification of hotels in Burundi. Jean Marie (...)

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 (...)

02-22-2019 ■ 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 (...)

02-20-2019 ■ Japanese Embassy in Burundi has promised to give 250 tons of sardines to the World Food Program (WFP). The gift will be used in the school canteen program. The donation which is valued at US $ 1.7 million, and more than 270,000 schoolchildren and students in 300 primary schools (...)

02-19-2019 ■ While on February 18, 2019, the world celebrates Global Day of Action for the Right to Strike, the Confederation of Burundi Employees’ Unions –COSYBU salutes the presence of the National Social Dialogue Committee. Tharcisse Gahungu says all employees have the right to strike as stipulated by the national labor (...)

02-15-2019 ■ At least 30 persons have staged a sit in before the ombudsman’s office asking him to release their 13 relatives arrested over land issues. A member of the concerned family says their relatives were arrested because they refused to sign a document that gives the right of exploitation to (...)

02-15-2019 ■ The Ambassador of China to Burundi has officially handed over the presidential palace to the Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Second Vice President this February 14, 2019. Li Changlin, says it is a pleasure to hand over this presidential palace which is built in Gasenyi area in the (...)

02-14-2019 ■ Burundian radio stations are called to be the main tool to unite people especially during the electoral period. Nestor Nkurunziza, journalist Analyst, says journalists need to be aware of the different stages of the electoral process and work accordingly to unite people. “The elections are prepared since the normal (...)

02-13-2019 ■ Epileptic people in Burundi say they still face lack of medicines because they are very expensive. Jean Pierre Nshimirimana, the legal representative of the Centre of Action against Epilepsy – APLE, says most of Burundians cannot afford to buy anti-epileptic drugs. “Like some other brain related medicines, anti-epileptic drugs (...)

02-12-2019 ■ From carelessness of health professionals to lack of medicines, sick Burundians say they suffer a number of problems. Sylvain Habanabakize, spokesperson for the network of patients in Burundi-CEMABU says sick people still struggle to access adequate health care because of the irresponsible behavior of some health workers. “There are (...)