06-27-2017 ■ Political opponents say Burundi Government cannot prepare the 2020 elections since the current Burundi crisis is not yet solved. The office of the Burundian Ombudsman organized a political retreat for leaders of political parties, representatives of civil society organizations and religious denominations from 20 to 23 June. Participants discussed (...)

06-26-2017 ■ On 26 June each year, the world celebrates the Day against Abuse and Drug Trafficking. People who used drugs in Burundi are in dire straits and say the society ostracizes them. “The relationships between drug users and their relatives are not good at all”, says Orly Ndahigeze, 22, a (...)

06-26-2017 ■ Maize seeds, maize flour, manioc, cassava flour, rice and beans have been exempted from customs duties since 15 May. Burundian Association of Consumers (ABUCO) denounces that only importers benefit from this tax exemption. “Consumers have not yet benefited from the tax exemption of imported food”, says Noël Nkurunziza, ABUCO (...)

06-26-2017 ■ Household waste, wastewaters from factories, insecticides … everything ends up in Lake Tanganyika. An environmentalist denounces a kind of “Ingratitude”. At Ku mase side,in Ngagara area of Ntahangwa commune in the north of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, a channel transports foul and dark wastewaters to Lake Tanganyika. Some locals (...)

06-26-2017 ■ Intimidations, persecution of his militants, his future,… Agathon Rwasa, First Vice –President of the Burundian Parliament does not mince his words. He also answers several other crucial and present-day questions. Interview by Agnès Ndirubusa translated by Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana The commission of Inquiry on Burundi made a damning report (...)

06-26-2017 ■ In the two last weeks, five Agathon Rwasa supporters were arrested in Gitega central province, and two in Bururi southern province. Aimé Magera speaks of unceasing hanting, what the administration denies. The last arrest took place on Tuesday 20 June, in the administrative centre of Gitega commune. Christophe Manigomba (...)

06-24-2017 ■ Europe failed to convince members of the African Caribbean Pacific bloc. The resolution condemned the situation and proposed sending observers in Burundi to protect civilians, disarm the ruling party youth and press the Burundian government to engage in inclusive dialogue. The failed EU resolution also asked the ICC to (...)

06-24-2017 ■ Prisoners claim a failure to manage prison sentences and release detainees on time is prevalent in Burundi. Five prisoners who have served two year sentences for their contribution to the failed coup of 2015 are still in prison more than a month after their two-year terms ended. They are (...)

06-23-2017 ■ From 22 to 23 June 2017, Burundi has hosted the fifth annual forum of the Secretary General of the East African Community comprising the private sector, civil society and other interest groups both from the national and regional levels under the central theme “15 years of the EAC :Towards (...)

06-23-2017 ■ Pupils of grade nine have done the national test from 20 to 22nd June 2017. Though self-directed learners were allowed to sit again for the national test, some of them have not got that chance. The 20th of June was the start of the national test for grade nine (...)