11-07-2017 ■ Pierre Claver Nduwumwami, Director General of Burundi Business Incubator, says the hotel occupancy rate is very low as the number of tourists who come to Burundi is very low. “The purchasing power of domestic customers who occupy rooms in hotels is low,” he says. He also says the tourism (...)

11-07-2017 ■ The role of Burundian women in the development of the country is irreplaceable. This was said by different authorities during a session on women’s capacity building on public administration this November 07, 2017. “Burundian women play a key role in the development of the country in general and public (...)

11-07-2017 ■ In a meeting that Burundian coffee exporters held on November 03, they said the fall in the price of coffee at the international market is one of the causes of problems they are currently faced with. Burundian coffee exporters say they fear going bankrupt. They say one of the (...)

11-07-2017 ■ The central bank has recently revised the law on banks and included some innovations. Some of them are the protection of consumers of financial services and improved access to credit. Based on daily activities and Burundi integration into the East African community, the Central Bank decided to review some (...)

11-06-2017 ■ In his visit to Burundi last week, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Michel Kafando, discussed the inter-Burundian dialogue with the Ombudsman. Politicians say he should have met with them as well. The UNSG Special Envoy to Burundi has just concluded a week-long visit to (...)

11-06-2017 ■ The Council of Ministers adopted a draft on the constitutional revision on 24 October. An open door to other terms in office for the Head of State. The constitution has been completely revised. It will not be like before. Of its 307 provisions, 77 have been amended, 9 new (...)

11-04-2017 ■ After the government’s decision to evict residents of Gasenyi area so that it could build a presidential palace in March 2017, the concerned people complain about the lack of compensation. They were told they would be compensated soon but they are still waiting. “We have been waiting to be (...)

11-03-2017 ■ The inhabitants of Mugina Commune of Cibitoke Province are gripped with fear because of tracts found in this locality. Unidentified people made a list of over 30 people that will be killed. They are accused of sorcery. Ngendakumana Eliane, a resident of Mugina Commune says he is worried about (...)

11-03-2017 ■ School drop-out rate increases in Ngozi Province. Parents say they are worried. Around 20,555 school children dropped out of school in Ngozi Province during the 2016-2017 school-year. The number of boys who abandoned their studies amounts to 10,534 while girls are 10,021. For the post-basic school, the rate also (...)

11-02-2017 ■ In Rumonge province, children under 15 years are recruited to cook for fishermen. They are hired to replace women who used to do the job. Activists demand the government to send those children back to school. Children under 15 are recruited to cook for fishermen in Rumonge province. Some (...)