02-08-2018 ■ “I noted concerns about the political space, the deterioration of the socio-economic situation and the impunity of serious crimes. I will brief the Dutch government on my observations, “said yesterday, Robert-Jan Siegert, Dutch Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region. Appointed in November 2017, this Dutch diplomat made his (...)

02-07-2018 ■ Over 50 families in the Rohe area have already moved out since the banks of Kanyosha River are gradually collapsing, thus, causing the demolition of the surrounding houses. Rohe area is located at about 3 km from the national road RN7 (Bujumbura-Rutovu) in Kamesa neighborhood of Musaga zone in (...)

02-02-2018 ■ The officially known dump of Mubone in Buterere Zone in the north of Bujumbura has not been operational since the past few weeks. The office of Bujumbura Mayor has temporarily set up a new garbage dump in Gisyo area of Kanyosha zone in the south of Bujumbura while waiting (...)

02-02-2018 ■ Lumitel telephone company has dismissed this 1 February five janitors who have been working at the headquarters of this company for over three years. Victims say they were illegally dismissed. They ask to be given their due. “Today, I have gone to work as usual. When I arrived at (...)

02-01-2018 ■ The Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the foundation ‘FEMI’ de Jaba has officially launched this 31 January the “Encyclopedia” of Burundian music. It will allow musicians and Burundian music to be known in the world. “The encyclopedia of Burundi music will compile the biographies of all Burundian musicians, (...)

01-31-2018 ■ Burundian refugees from Lusenda camp located at 60 km of South Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Cong are angry. They wanted to go on demonstration on Monday, but the police did not allow them. They call for food assistance. They have just spent two weeks without aid, said (...)

01-30-2018 ■ Burundian police intercepted on 28 January 13 women and one boy, victims of human trafficking and two people (a man and woman) allegedly involved in the trafficking of the latter in Mabanda commune, in southern Burundi. “These people were in two buses when they got arrested. They were visibly (...)

01-29-2018 ■ Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), met on 26 January with electoral partners from the government to discuss the preparation for the constitutional referendum scheduled for May 2018. CENI chairman said the meeting aimed to remind participants about their role in ensuring that the (...)

01-26-2018 ■ Burundi is one of the countries rich in mineral resources. The government has signed contracts with some companies that are going to extract these minerals. PARCEM, a local NGO advocating good governance, worries that the exploitation of these minerals has not created a value-added benefit for the entire population (...)

01-25-2018 ■ The secretary general of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Sindiso Ngwenya has arrived this 24 January in Bujumbura to evaluate how far Burundi is with the preparation of the summit. “We come to finalize everything related to the hosting of COMESA summit scheduled from 18 (...)