10-20-2014 ■ Is the instrument adopted by the African Union to improve the quality of governance across the continent actually working? Yarik Turianskyi and Steven Gruzd look at what the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, civil society’s most important assessment of standards of governance, says. Does being an active member of (...)

10-20-2014 ■ The Swahili International Tourism Expo 1stEdition was held in Tanzania, from 1 to 4 October. It was an opportunity to promote Burundi, attract investors and meet international counterparts.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse According to Thomas Nkeshimana, who represented the Burundi Tea Office (OTB), many Tanzanians appreciated the quality of Burundian (...)

10-20-2014 ■ The commission on Transport Reform submitted its plans to the Ministry of Transport, Public works and Equipment in July. The Minister has yet to respond.-By Yves Didier Irakoze According to Claude Mpawenimana, General Director of Transport, the main reason for reforming the transport sector is the neglected state of (...)

10-20-2014 ■ For the past two months, the Road Security Police has been without a director. The consequences of the power vacuum are weighing on Burundi’s citizens. On Wednesday Alfred Innocent Museremu was appointed Commander.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo It is 2:55 PM at the Road Security Police station (PSR) in Bujumbura. A (...)

10-20-2014 ■ Schizophrenia and other mental disorders should be given the same attention as other diseases, says Hypolite Manirakiza, director of the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric centre.-By Diane Uwimana Hypolite Manirakiza and his collegeaus are preparing for the celebration of World Mental Health Day. The Kamenge Neuropsychiatric centre (CNPK) has implemented a community (...)

10-20-2014 ■ The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) is called to deal with cases of fraud that hinder the mobilization of resources required for financing the State Budget. Informers are used to help detect tax evasion.-By Diane Uwimana “One of the barriers for achieving our key objective is non-compliance with customs and (...)

10-19-2014 ■ KENYA- Increase in extrajudicial police killings Kenyan police have carried out at least 176 summary executions this year alone, according to the Kenyan NGO Independent Medico-Legal Unit. Police have become “the number one killer” of Kenyans, IMLU Executive Director Peter Kiama told a press conference in Nairobi last week. (...)

10-18-2014 ■ The Regulation Authority and Insurance Control (ARCA) has organized a three day workshop from 15 to 17 October 2014 on popularizing the new insurance code in Burundi.-By Diane Uwimana “It is no longer only car owners who insure their cars. Six other products are added ”, says Venant Kamana, (...)

10-18-2014 ■ Sixteen countries have alarming levels of hunger, with Burundi the worst affected, according to an annual index released on Monday 13 October. Burundi tops the Global Hunger Index for the third year in a row.-From Reuters The report further reveals that 2 billion people worldwide suffer from “hidden hunger”.Hidden (...)

10-17-2014 ■ Burundi ranks 38th, out of 52 countries and is the worst performing member of the East African Community. The Burundian Government claims that the classification is erroneous.-By Burundi in bottom ranks of African Governance Index Philippe Nzobonariba, Spokesman for  the Government: “The criteria on which they based the classification (...)