05-10-2014 ■ The headquarters of the East African Film Network will soon be set up at Bujumbura. Ngabo Léonce was elected the Chairman of the Interim Executive Committee.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Where did the idea of creating the East African Films Network come from? In 2011, I got a grant of (...)

04-29-2014 ■ Dmax is a company that takes initiative to boost EAC and international artists. It is based in Kenya- Nairobi. Burundian artists will also benefit from this.-Yves Didier Irakoze Niyonzima Ephraim known as Mr. Niyo, a Burundian gospel singer and executive committee member of Dmax living at Nairobi wants to (...)

04-21-2014 ■ Beans constitute the main source of proteins, carbohydrates and enriched in mineral salts. Often called meat for poor people, beans can now be transformed into other food to enrich our nutrition.-Diane Uwimana The Burundi Agricultural scientific Institute carries out seeds’ experimentation from its plantation to its transformation. “We must (...)

04-15-2014 ■ A two-block building with sanitation offered by the British government has officially been received by Burundi Minister of National Defense and Former Combatants at Gakumbu Camp this 8 March 2014.-Yves Didier Irakoze Mark Simmonds British Minister in Charge of Relations with Africa was present during the inauguration ceremony. “The (...)

04-15-2014 ■ Ambassador Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the United Nations has visited Burundi this 8th April 2014 with two main messages from the U. S President Barack Obama.-Diane Uwimana “My government was very disturbed by the events of March 8, when fighting broke out in connection with two separate (...)

04-10-2014 ■ An EAC meeting will be held this April 2014 to analyse if French can officially be used in the community. Some EAC Citizens find it is a good opportunity while others note that it is a great challenge.-Diane Uwimana “French is always a challenge for EAC citizens since most (...)

04-02-2014 ■ Comparing to the organization and how other EAC border operates, Burundi border is less advanced than others. To that extent, people need the issue to be handled and borders reach others reached great step.-Yves Didier Irakoze “It’s 4:45 am, I arrive at Kanyaru (Rwanda-Burundi border) coming from Uganda. I (...)

03-26-2014 ■ In its series of workshops, Burundi Office of the United Nations (BNUB) has organized a two-day workshop to religious confessions from this 19th to 20 March 2014.- By Diane Uwimana “Our country has known a decade of war and there are still many challenges we must tackle appropriately in (...)

03-26-2014 ■ Within the main objective of promoting food security in the country, Promoting Agriculture, Climate and Trade linkages in EAC Project (PACT EAC) urges to set up a new system to inform farmers very early.-By Diane Uwimana “The meteorological forecasting is always published, but it doesn’t reach farmers. So, working (...)

03-20-2014 ■ The state of East Africa Report 2013 shows that there is a remarkable inequality between people in EAC despite the cherished motto of the community “One people, one destiny”.-By Yves Didier Irakoze The recent population’s census shows that the populations in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania are about184 million inhabitants. (...)