09-17-2019 ■ “I no longer feel pain on my buttocks,” says Nabot, a pupil of Grade 4, at Gasenyi II Basic School, in the north of the economic capital Bujumbura, after his class received some school desks. “Now that I’m sitting on a desk, I feel good,” says Yvan, another schoolboy (...)

09-13-2019 ■ At least 100 houses were destroyed due to torrential rain that hit Mugina commune of Cibitoke province in northwestern Burundi in the afternoon of September 12. Local administration calls on the population to help each other. A torrential rain mixed with strong winds fell yesterday afternoon in Mugina commune (...)

09-13-2019 ■ On the occasion of the World First Aid Day celebrated yearly on September 14th, the Red Cross Burundi has said there is a need to improve first aid services in the country. Anselme Katiyunguruza, Secretary General of the Red Cross in Burundi says first aid services are not enough (...)

09-13-2019 ■ At Gasenyi II Basic School located in Gihosha zone of Ntahangwa commune in the north of Bujumbura, pupils in many classes sit on the floor while studying. Six classrooms at Gasenyi II Basic School have no single desk. Some others have very few desks compared to the high number (...)

09-12-2019 ■ Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health says the number of people suffering from cholera continues to increase since it was declared last July. “At least two cases of cholera are recorded per day,” says Minister Ndikumana. He also says Bujumbura neighborhoods are the most affected. “The poor sanitation is (...)

09-12-2019 ■ This September 11th, the spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training has said the basic school young learners may experience linguistic interference as they learn four languages at the same time. “Teaching four languages at the same time in the first years of basic school may (...)

09-09-2019 ■ More than 780 families from Kigeri locality of Ntahangwa commune in the north Bujumbura city have held a sit-in before the office of the Burundian Ombudsman this September 9th. They say the government is forcing them to leave their plots of land. At 10 a.m., hundreds of adult and (...)

09-06-2019 ■ At least 130 certificates have been issued to young and adult people who were trained on computer literacy, entrepreneurship and English by American Corner of Gitega this September 6th. Ceremonies started with traditional dances, song performance, poetry and slams done in Kirundi, French and English languages. Abbas Mbazumutima who (...)

09-06-2019 ■ At least 300 families will be sent back to their localities of origin from Bujumbura city. “For the first round, we have sent back 100 families and others will follow,” said Félix Ngendabanyikwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Human Rights, Gender and Social Affairs. Those families have received (...)

09-03-2019 ■ A month after the Mexico City International AIDS Congress, the Director of the National AIDS Programme (PNLS) said the pandemic is not over yet.   According to the WHO, every year about 1.9 million people are infected with HIV/AIDS. What about Burundi? The situation is no longer alarming, at (...)