06-20-2014 ■ Dudu T. Niyukuri, a gospel singer has recently come back from Europe after a one-month Tour with a good message to Burundian youths.–Yves Didier Irakoze “During my tour in Scandinavian countries i.e. Sweden and Denmark and also Belgium, I got the opportunity to discuss with the Burundian Diaspora who (...)

05-26-2014 ■ Burundians tend to despise their artistic values while foreigners appreciate them very much. This is often observed when we look at the performance of our singers.–By Yves Didier Irakoze “Burundian music and musicians are making a great progress. If we try to analyze where we came from, what we (...)

05-10-2014 ■ The World Press Freedom Day in 2014 focuses on three inter-related themes such as media’s importance in development, safety of journalists and the rule of law as well as sustainability and integrity of journalism. As usual, Burundian journalists have joined the world.-Diane Uwimana The week dedicated to the world (...)

05-02-2014 ■ Thanks to BRARUDI sponsorship (15th April 2014) to the International Film and Audiovisual Festival of Burundi (FESTICAB) for a period of three years FESTICAB participants and organizers are optimistic.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse It is the first time that FESTICAB gets a contract for a period of three years. A (...)

04-16-2014 ■ Two Burundians, brilliant and cute kids, have decided to follow the footsteps of their elder musicians to change bad things into good ones through music. Iwacu has met them.–Yves Didier Irakoze Chris Joël Niyontsinzi and Junior Juvénal Ninziza are brothers and both of them are singers. Chris is 10 (...)

02-17-2014 ■ It is for her short story “Chance” that Joanna Kaze, 25 years old, won the first edition of the English-speaking Literary Contest Andika Prize, the initial one of this kind in Burundi.-Diane Uwimana Her short story, which tells about the tragic story of a teenage-mother, was selected the best (...)

01-20-2014 ■ This opportunity coincides with the launch of a new radio soap opera produced by Population Media Center on women and children’s health and nutrition in Burundi.-By Diane Uwimana The radio drama so-called “Agashi” (Hey, Look Again!) addresses issues such as child nutrition and family planning through intriguing storylines and plot (...)

01-09-2014 ■ Burundian singers recognize that they have reached a remarkable step in music this year. However, they highlight they need strong support from the government, private institutions and journalists to produce the good quality music.-Yves Didier Irakoze “We are satisfied with the way Burundian singers have recently improved. They got (...)

01-08-2014 ■ Hope Irakoze is the talented winner of the 2013 Edition of Tusker Project Fame. At 25, he won the life-changing amount of nearly BiF 100,000,000. The gospel singer born at Bwiza has now signed with Sony, the American music corporation, to record his debut album. Iwacu met him.-By Joanna (...)

01-03-2014 ■ Female journalists from the Great Lakes Region working in media have gathered to create a network for freely voicing and expressing women issues.-By Yves Didier Irakoze The network was created in partnership with Search for Common Ground an NGO operating in Burundi, Burundian Women Journalists Association (AFJO), Rwandan Women (...)