09-05-2013 ■ Open burning is the burning of any matter, where smoke is released directly into the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or flue which is a big cause of acute respiratory tract diseases, according to a Pediatric Respirologist– by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Wherever you go to Bujumbura (...)

08-30-2013 ■ TEDx Rohero, a Burundian platform for positive dialogue has organized this Wednesday 21th August 2013 a session during which were invited some Burundians who have led the Burundian society to development thanks to their conviction, determination, passion and vision, for sharing their experiences with the youth audience-By Lorraine Josiane (...)

08-29-2013 ■ Apart from the school equipments they get, they are also educated and mobilized to help in some activities during holidays. Those are vulnerable children from Gihosha who are supported by Gihosha St Jean Baptist Parish–Yves Didier Irakoze Around 20 adolescents from Gihosha have gathered at St Jean Baptist Parish (...)

08-28-2013 ■ Inspired by the importance of edible mushrooms to individual health and good results from their production, a mushrooms’ Company SOCHA (Société des Champignons), located at Ngagara Commune near OTRACO Company, deals with cultivating, producing and promoting them- By Yves Didier Irakoze According to Emile Nsengiyumva, the Chairman of SOCHA, (...)

08-27-2013 ■ For expanding the RN4 road commonly called Bujumbura-Gatumba road, some trees along the road should be cut. But a conflict arises between Rusizi National Park authorities and Cyprien Nibitanga a so- called owner of an emphyteusis, about cutting trees’ management-by lorraine Josiane Manishatse As the RN4 road Bujumbura-Gatumba must (...)

08-26-2013 ■ People from Nyakabiga III complain why the streets’ pavement activities in this area haven’t yet been undertaken as they were the first to contribute for this project. Today, they wonder why other streets have been paved- by Yves Didier Irakoze “We were the first to pay an amount of (...)

08-23-2013 ■ Also called indigenous people, the Twas state that they are not fully represented in various institutions of the country as it should be. They want the Constitution to include their participation percentage in each sector- by Yves Didier Irakoze According to Honourable Evariste Ndikumana who is also an indigenous (...)

08-23-2013 ■ For the sake of the environment protection, CTB (Belgium Technical Cooperation) has created a transit zone for household solid waste recovery at Kinama in its program of road-paving and solid waste management-  by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse For Aloys Nsabimana, a technical assistance agent at Kinama transit zone project for (...)

08-22-2013 ■ According to Lt-Col Marc Nimburanira, a Heart Specialist, at least two children suffering from congenital heart disease come for consultation per day while a child suffering from acquired heart disease is consulted per week-by Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Among children who have heart disease, the majority suffers from congenital heart (...)

08-20-2013 ■ The Consortium Shanghai Gongsi-The Third Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security of China signed a contract with Burundi Government for designing, making and producing the National Biometric Identity Card on March 14th 2013- by Yves Didier Irakoze  According to Térence Mbonabuca, Director General of Administration of Territory (...)