04-12-2018 ■ “We are worried about the way the ongoing contributions to the 2020 elections are being collected,” said Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye, the chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi (CECAB) “Some people are abused, forced to contribute twice, even three times whereas they live in poverty,” he said. (...)

04-11-2018 ■ Three ministries of Solidarity, Interior and Public Security are proceeding with the return of street children and beggars to their respective families. In a meeting held this April 10, the minister of solidarity has said that all street children and beggars will have been removed from the streets by (...)

04-11-2018 ■ Isabella Ndahayo, Minister of EAC Affairs says Burundi EALA MPs regularly attend the regional assembly activities despite their rejection of the EALA speaker’s election. “The election was illegal and full of irregularities but Burundi MPs continue to attend the scheduled sessions,” says Minister Ndahayo, this 10th April when presenting (...)

04-11-2018 ■ According to a relative of one of the 21 persons who were arrested on 9 April in Carama neighborhood by the police, all of them were released yesterday evening after undergoing police interrogation. The arrested people included the chairman of Burundi Trade Unions’ Confederation (CSB), Gilbert Nyawakira. Pierre Nkurikiye, (...)

04-10-2018 ■ Rainbow Mining Burundi (RMB) has reached 25% of its objectives in 6 months of operation. According to the Director General of RMB, the fact of transferring the payment of exported products to the account of Burundi Central Bank and the lack of experienced personnel are the major challenges that (...)

04-10-2018 ■ The official launch of vaccination against the sheep and goat plague has started in Bugendana Commune of Gitega Province, this 9 April. “Gitega, Kirundo and Mwaro provinces are the most affected areas and the vaccination will start by there,” said Déo Guide Rurema, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock when (...)

04-10-2018 ■ Burundian refugees from Lusenda camp in Fizi territory in South Kivu -DRC request that their camp that currently hosts more than 30,000 people be relocated for security reasons. They submitted their request to the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, during his visit to the nearby Mulongwe camp hosting (...)

04-09-2018 ■ Educational authorities in Kayanza Province affirm that school girls often miss classes during the menstrual period. These girls say they do not have money to purchase sanitary pads. “Our survey revealed that the majority of rural female students cannot afford to buy sanitary pads every month to manage their (...)

04-09-2018 ■ Since Sunday, April 1, more than 2500 followers of the “prophetess” Eusébie Ngendakumana, called “Zebiya”, have got back home. They are happy to meet their families again but remain stuck to their cult that was born in Businde (Kayanza province). They were numerous and of a different age. Old (...)

04-06-2018 ■ The capital Bujumbura has facing shortage of fuel since the past three days. Vehicle users fear intentions of a further rise in its price. At around 10 a. m. this 5 April, vehicles were lining up in long queues on some gas stations which are still providing petrol in (...)