10-11-2018 ■ “The lack of drugs to fight against mental disorders in Burundi pharmacies, their high cost and the poverty of the patients’ families are the major problems mental patients face in Burundi,” said Dr. Franck Minos Sokoroza, the head of the medical department at Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center (CNPK) situated in (...)

10-10-2018 ■ While the world celebrates the Handicap Day on every 9 October, Iwacu has visited “Saint Kizito” Institute which trains and treats disabled children in the capital Bujumbura. Created in 1965, Saint Kizito Institute is specialized in training and physical rehabilitation of disabled children. Out of 232 children attending school (...)

10-09-2018 ■ Kayanza High School has received fewer students attending boarding school than expected this school year. The increase in school fees has forced some parents to take their children to day-schools especially in communal high schools. “My parents are not able to pay school fees recently set for boarding schools (...)

10-05-2018 ■ After the suspension for one month of all companies and cooperatives that extract and sell minerals in Burundi by the National Security council from 1 October, gold washers from Mabayi Commune in Cibitoke western province say the measure has a negative impact on their lives. N.S, one of the (...)

10-03-2018 ■ The Ministry of the Interior has held a meeting with foreign NGOs in order to give some clarifications on the decision suspending them for three months, which was taken by the National Security Council. Four documents are required for those NGOs to start operating again, he says. Pascal Barandagiye, (...)

10-02-2018 ■ While the World celebrates the Old People Day, on every 1 October, Burundian centers sheltering old people plead for more support. “Auspice Sainte Elisabeth” Center, one of the centers of old people in the capital Bujumbura, shelters 46 old people including 30 old women and 16 men. Nun Colette (...)

10-02-2018 ■ Foreign NGOs operating in Burundi are not allowed to work since this October 1, 2018. Some politicians call on the government to suspend the decision while others say it is normal. Léonce Ngendakumana, deputy president of FRODEBU party calls on the government to suspend the measure urgently. “The government (...)

09-28-2018 ■ On this Monday 24 September, a high-level event “Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem” opened a high-level week of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Presided by the US president Donald J. Trump, U.S Permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and (...)

09-28-2018 ■ Ornella Ishime, a student who repeated 6th grade at Mugina Basic School (ECOFO Mugina) in Cibitoke Province says her three former classmates have moved to the next class while they had failed. “They paid money to have new school reports allowing them to be registered in 7th grade in (...)

09-28-2018 ■ The ministry of human rights and solidarity said this September 27, 2018 that more than 1800 street children have been restored to their families in the campaign to fight against street children phenomenon. Félix Ngendabanyikwa, permanent secretary at the ministry of Human Rights and solidarity, says the campaign to (...)