03-27-2020 ■ “Our country has 24,787 water sources, 17,821 of them are preserved, 1,418 are disappearing while 2,508 have completely dried up,” said Emmanuel Ndorimana, permanent secretary to the Minister of Environment this 26 March. It was in the context of the celebration of the International Water Day which is usually (...)

03-26-2020 ■ Prosper Ntahorwamiye, Spokesperson for the government, says Burundi doesn’t have any special expertise in the prevention of COVID-19 compared to other countries already affected by the disease. “Only grace’s God has protected Burundi”, he said in a statement issued this 25 March. He also said the population must continue (...)

03-26-2020 ■ On the occasion of the Public Transport Day celebrated on 25 March, Burundian transport operators ask people to wash hands before getting into bus as the day coincides with the wide spread of COVID-19. The Association of Transport Operators in Burundi set up hand washing mechanisms in various bus (...)

03-25-2020 ■ The movement of customers and travelers has significantly decreased at Bujumbura City Market commonly known as “kwa Siyoni”. Some travel agencies inside this market are closed while some others are opened by agency officers who to stay there to spend time. This situation is due to the preventive measures (...)

03-24-2020 ■ The Political Coalition Kira Burundi accuses the Electoral Commission of deliberately trying to exclude it from the upcoming 2020 elections. At a press conference held on 23 March, Aloys Baricako, Kira-Burundi legal representative referred to the fact that e CENI rejected all the candidacies submitted for the next legislative (...)

03-20-2020 ■ The Constitutional Court ruled on 19 March that only the candidacy of Former President Domitien Ndayizeye was accepted to run for the presidential election set on May 20. He will represent Kira-Burundi coalition. However, two other candidacy files were invalidated namely those of Anicet Niyonkuru representing CDP party and (...)

03-20-2020 ■ Ezéchiel Nibigira, Minister of Foreign Affairs says visa applications are suspended until further notice. He, however, says the decision doesn’t mean the closure of Burundian borders. “The measure has been taken to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in Burundi”, he says. It was in the meeting with diplomatic corps and consular (...)

03-19-2020 ■ Aline Ndikumana accused of illegally possessing firearms has appeared again this 18 March before the Muha Court of appeal. The court has adjourned her case for further deliberation. After she was provisionally released by the Minister of Justice, Aline Ndikumana, spouse of the secretary of the opposition CNL party (...)

03-19-2020 ■ Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health says there has not been any suspected case of COVID-19 in Burundi until 18 March. “There is no need to wear masks on the mouth. This is embezzlement and it creates panic among the population,” he says adding that only suspected cases, affected (...)

03-18-2020 ■ The head of the opposition party National Congress for Liberty (CNL) was shot dead in Migera locality of Kabezi commune in Bujumbura Province, on March 16. The victim’s family demands that justice be done. “Methuselah Nahishakiye was killed in the night of Monday, March 16, when he was on (...)