03-07-2017 ■ Bujumbura residents say fuel is increasingly becoming scarce in the capital city. They fear that the situation may get worse. Some service stations were not distributing fuel yesterday. “For over two weeks, we have no fuel. I do not know what has happened, “said one“KOBIL” gas station attendant” at (...)

03-03-2017 ■ The Burundi National Youth Council is calling on all young Burundians to participate in a mass demonstration to be held on 4 March throughout the country. The objective is to protest against the recent report released by the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) on Burundi. “The report says that (...)

03-02-2017 ■ Five out of seven Burundian MPs of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA]) announced that they will not participate in the EALA fifth session to be held in Kigali from 5 to 17 March. They say they fear for their safety. “Emérence Bucumi, Léonce Ndarubagiye, Jean Mari Muhirwa, Isabelle (...)

03-01-2017 ■ The lack of firefighting equipment and trained personnel is the main challenge faced by the Civil Protection Police Unit. Four provinces namely Bubanza, Cankuzo, Mwaro and Bujumbura are not equipped with fire trucks. “Houses, shops and markets were set on fire in Bujumbura as well as in the country (...)

02-27-2017 ■ UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, presented a report on 23 February to the UNSC. He expressed his concern about the willingness of Burundian President to run for a 4th term that would risk intensifying violence in Burundi and undermining collective efforts towards a lasting solution. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (...)

02-23-2017 ■ The journalist Jean Bigirimana who worked for both Iwacu Press Group and Infos Grands Lacs has gone missing since July 22, 2016. His wife asks competent authorities to let her know the results of the investigations conducted on her husband’s disappearance. Met at her home in Kamenge neighborhood, in (...)

02-22-2017 ■ Some Burundian girls who work in Oman say they face difficulties in returning to work when they come to spend their holidays in the country. “I went to Oman to look for work. I was living in Buyenzi neighborhood on 25th Avenue in central Bujumbura. I arrived in Oman (...)

02-21-2017 ■ At the close of the fourth round of the inter-Burundian dialogue held in Arusha from 16 to 19 February, Mkapa said it is imperative to convene an extraordinary summit of Heads of East African Community states to boost the dialogue process. “There is an imperative need to hold an (...)

02-18-2017 ■ The 4th round of the inter-Burundi dialogue has taken place in Arusha, Tanzania, to try to resolve the current Burundi crisis. The ruling party, CNDD-FDD, refuses to sit down with the main coalition of political opponents in exile, CNARED, saying they are wanted criminals in Burundi. The facilitator met (...)

02-16-2017 ■ The Burundian Government spokesman announced on 15 February that the Government would not be represented in the inter-Burundi dialogue session scheduled from 16 to 18 February in Arusha, Tanzania. “The Government has decided not to send a delegation to Arusha to attend the inter-Burundian dialogue session scheduled from 16 (...)