01-16-2017 ■ The deputy head of the civilian cabinet to the president wrote a letter on January 10 to the minister of foreign affairs emphasizing the imminent withdrawal and immediate return of Burundian troops engaged in peace keeping mission in Somalia. According to Dr Sabine Ntakarutimana, Deputy Head of the civilian (...)

01-16-2017 ■ Three people have been killed in an attack perpetrated in Kavumu area of Muyira zone in Kanyosha commune of Bujumbura Province, on 14 January. Six people have been arrested for investigations. Unknown armed men shot three people including two men and a kid aged 10 in Kavumu area of (...)

01-16-2017 ■ Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has advanced the possibility of his candidacy in the 2020 elections. An announcement that arouses controversy. Written by Agnès Ndirubusa and translated by Pierre Emmanuel Ngendakumana “If the new Constitution allows it and the people demand it, I will not refuse”. An announcement by Pierre (...)

01-13-2017 ■ The ministries of commerce and transport increased fares on public transport in Bujumbura on Thursday 12th January, due to the rising cost of fuel. Fares will rise from BIF 300 to BIF 350 in Bujumbura, and by 11% in the rest of the country. The rise in the cost (...)

01-13-2017 ■ Counterpart International, an NGO, has organized a two day job fair for unemployed youths in the capital of Bujumbura. About 50 youths from the capital welcomed the initiative. “I have got the opportunity to talk face to face with employers and, thanks to this job fair, I now know (...)

01-13-2017 ■ The spokesman for the Burundian national police, Pierre Nkurikiye, held a press conference on Thursday clarifying the acts of kidnapping and swindling that are becoming more common in Burundi. Recently, there have been many cases of kidnapping all over the country, the police conducted investigation. “Since 2015 the rate (...)

01-12-2017 ■ As the government prepares to evacuate residents of areas around the plot where a new presidential palace is being built just outside Bujumbura city, in Gasenyi locality, the residents fear they will not get fair compensation. So far, they are not yet aware of the compensation options. No compensation (...)

01-12-2017 ■ Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) aims to collect an estimated BIF 720, 2 billion in 2017. Some factors have been taken into account to predict its success. The rental tax that will be collected by OBR (60% will be paid into communal treasury while 40% will be paid into public (...)

01-12-2017 ■ People, who were preparing the ground to build a new school in Gasenyi locality in Rusaka commune of Mwaro central Province, have discovered a mass grave which contains bones and skulls of people. Some of the residents found in that locality on Wednesday 11 January 2017 say the mass (...)

01-12-2017 ■ The campaign “Halt to the third term of Pierre Nkurunziza” says Mkapa excludes anti-third term of Pierre Nkurunziza civil society members from peace talks. Vital Nshimirimana, Campaign leader, says that while the mediator in the Burundian conflict is planning a briefing session for externally-based opponents to Burundi regime and (...)