08-08-2019 ■ At a press conference held on August 7th, the Burundi Minister of Public Health has said malaria cases have not yet reached the rate to be declared as an epidemic in Burundi. “Over 4, 3 million people have suffered from malaria in the period of six months of 2019,” (...)

08-07-2019 ■ Freddy Mbonimpa, Bujumbura Mayor has said 126 cases of cholera have already been detected in Bujumbura. “Between four and five new cases are registered per day”, he says adding that the targeted areas include Kanyosha, Buyenzi, Buterere and Cibitoke neighborhoods. Bujumbura Mayor says some restaurants and bars in the (...)

08-06-2019 ■ Anicet Niyonkuru, Executive Secretary of CNARED, an opposition platform in exile says members of the council living in the country have decided to participate in the 2020 elections. “Even though CNARED may not join others in the electoral process, our members have decided that they will vote at any (...)

08-06-2019 ■ Burundi Minister of Human Rights says the Inquiry Commission on Burundi is manipulated and the extension of its mandate is not the government’s concern. “The government of Burundi will never recognize the commission,” says Martin Nivyabandi, Burundi Minister of Human Rights and Social Integration adding that Burundi will never (...)

08-03-2019 ■ Dieudonné Mbonimpa, Spokesperson for the National Commission for Lands and other Properties-CNTB says several obstacles hinder the achievements of the commission. “Lies, fake testimonies and documents slow down the work of the commission,” he says. For him, it becomes difficult to verify some documents as the stubs of some (...)

08-01-2019 ■ The Association of Sports Journalists (AJSB) has organized since July 31 a three-day training to build the capacities of sports journalists. Liliane Nshimirimana, AJSB chairperson, says the training is organized five years after sports journalists have not received any training while many new sports journalists have been recruited. She (...)

07-30-2019 ■ Broken bottles of BRARUDI beverages, people’s IDs, used compresses covered with blood, broken metallic tools…were piled up on the ground of ETS Kamenge, a technical secondary school, in the morning of July 29. That school located in the north of the Burundian economic capital Bujumbura is where Primusic final (...)

07-30-2019 ■ On July 29th, Bujumbura Administrative Court has held again a public hearing of a trial opposing Bonesha FM radio and Burundi Media Regulator-CNC. In its decision of 23 July 2019, the Administrative Court of Bujumbura decided to reopen hearings on the case opposing Bonesha FM radio and CNC. The (...)

07-26-2019 ■ On July 25, 2019, Burundi government officially launched the Lake Tanganyika Water Management (LATAWAMA) project financed by the European Union. The aim of the project is to protect the environment, enhance biodiversity and combat the effects of climate change. “EU has given € 6.9 million to finance Lake Tanganyika (...)

07-25-2019 ■ Consumers of Amstel Beer and Amstel Bock are worried about the shortage of their favorite drinks. They urge competent authorities to resolve the issue. “I have not found my favorite drink ‘Amstel Beer’ for over a month. It is no longer available in several bars in Bujumbura, “says Jimmy (...)