03-20-2019 ■ Fishermen worry about the theft resurgence of fishing boat engines in Lake Tanganyika. Armed robbery is reported in Rumonge Province, in the south of Burundi. “About 20 engines have been stolen since the beginning of 2019 in Rumonge and Nyanza Lake communes of Rumonge and Makamba provinces respectively,” says (...)

11-21-2018 ■ “The fertility level decreased from 6.9 children per woman in 1987 to 6.4 children in 2010 and to 5.5 children in 2016-2017,” reveal the results of the 2016-2017 Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi-ISTEEBU. According to the results of this (...)

09-25-2018 ■ The United Nations General Assembly has organised this 24 September, a day before the start of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, a peace summit in honour of Nelson Mandela. The focus of this summit is first to celebrate a centenary of the birth (...)

10-04-2017 ■ During the presentation of the achievements of eight ministries under his supervision in the National Assembly, the first vice president says Burundian students will no longer be allowed to go to study in some countries where more brilliant students are kept and considered for posts. Gaston Sindimwo, first deputy (...)

01-24-2017 ■ The swearing-in ceremony of Senator Célestin Ndayizeye as the new Minister of Water, Environment and Urban Planning has taken place in the Burundi National Assembly this Thursday 24 January 2017. Senator Ndayizeye was appointed by a presidential decree No. 100 of 23 January 2017. He replaces the late Emmanuel (...)

11-10-2016 ■ Several African ministers in charge of water are taking part in the 22nd Conference of Parties-COP22 organized in Morocco (7-18 November). Water issues are at the top of the COP22 agenda. Burundi has submitted five projects to be supported. Eric Nkurunziza, activist in environment and lecturer of environment law (...)

09-01-2016 ■ Jacques Roy passed away on Wednesday, 31 August at 10 am; he is victim of cardiac arrest. He was attending a UNHCR meeting with other heads of United Nations Agencies when he was taken ill. He retreated to a side room and after the first aids on the spot, (...)

11-02-2015 ■ Iwacu English is temporarily suspended due to financial constraints. We will pick up where we left off as soon as possible. In the meantime we will sporadically publish translated articles from our colleagues in the French department. For those of you who wish to support our work, please check (...)

07-23-2015 ■ Minor children surrendered themselves after the fights in Cibitoke and Kayanza provinces. Human Rights defenders ask for their immediate release.-By Jackson Bahati translated by J.Berchmans Siboniyo They all are boys. Their age varies between 15 and 17. The forty one children look very desperate. They are imprisoned in one (...)

11-14-2014 ■ On 30 October 2014, the Economic Community of Central African States established a Fund for a Green Economy in Kinshasa (DRC). The fund is meant to regulate the timber industry and protect biodiversity.-By Diane Uwimana According to Remy Ndayishimiye, Communication Officer in the Ministry of Environment, Water, Land and Urban (...)