04-12-2019 ■ Janvière Ndirahisha, Minister of Education urges all civil servants from her institution to prepare for the World Labor Day celebrated on 1 May. In a note issued on 11 April, Minister Ndirahisha says each civil servant must contribute an amount of BIF 18,500 to buy a wrapper that they (...)

04-12-2019 ■ Following the returnees’ concerns over the lack of homes in their localities, Makamba province governor reassures. “We will do our best to help them have their shelters,” says Gad Niyukuri, Makamba Governor. He said it after Burundian refugees who had returned from Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on 10 April (...)

04-11-2019 ■ Gaspard Ntakimazi, expert in hydrobiology says it is normal that water fountains get dry while others continue to dry up following climate changes. “We were not accustomed to water sources that dry up in the country but this used to happen in other countries throughout the world,” he says (...)

04-10-2019 ■ CAPES+ and PISC Burundi, two local Civil Society Organizations, say they have already noticed an election fever and other ill-intentioned tactics by local and foreign partners that could disrupt peace and security on the eve of the 2020 elections. Venant Hamza Burikukiye says the unfair and false condemnation by (...)

04-09-2019 ■ In an announcement made public this 7 April 2019, Janvière Ndirahisha, Minister of Education reminds pupils, teachers and parents that pupils in primary and secondary schools have no right to have tattoos or put on things that may change their look. “Pupils with tattoos have no places in Burundian (...)

04-09-2019 ■ During the last cabinet meeting, participants analyzed and approved a draft bill on the state budget for 2019-2020 fiscal-year which moved from BIF 1,400.7 billion to BIF 1,500 billion. OLUCOME, however, denounces the decision. Gabriel Rufyiri, chairman of OLUCOME -a corruption watchdog says the government measures don’t match the (...)

04-08-2019 ■ Some of the opponents in the southern provinces of the country believe that political intolerance has intensified in these provinces. Victims denounce several arrests and ban on meetings. They ask the international community to follow the situation closely. According to the information collected on the spot by Iwacu correspondent, (...)

04-05-2019 ■ About 49,165 vulnerable households identified in 16 communes from four provinces-Gitega, Ruyigi, Karusi and Kirundo have been registered to receive BIF 40 thousand per two months to improve their living conditions since July 2017. They are supported by “Merankabandi” project financed by the World Bank with a budget of (...)

04-04-2019 ■ At least nine followers of the National Congress for Liberty-CNL party from Murwi and Mugina communes in Cibitoke province have been released following the order of the Prosecutor General’s order in that province. Four CNL followers from Murwi commune were arrested on 17 March while others from Mugina commune (...)

04-03-2019 ■ Some cattle breeders from Gashikanwa commune in Ngozi province, in the north of the country are complaining because they are not allowed to sell the cows given by the Development Sector Program- Prodefi. They said they ignored the reason why Prodefi and the local administration prevent them from selling (...)