05-08-2017 ■ “We are aware that there are people who used the Red Cross emblem to commit crimes. Their vehicles were seized and the criminals arrested”, says Anselme Katiyunguruza, Secretary General of Red Cross in Burundi. He said that on the occasion of the International Red Cross on 8 May, in (...)

05-08-2017 ■ The office of the facilitation of inter-Burundi dialogue was in Bujumbura until Friday 5th April to gather the grievances of those who have not been to Arusha. “We came to listen to those who were absent at the 3rd Arusha session,” said the Head of the facilitation delegation, Kenyan (...)

05-07-2017 ■ More than 20 people were wounded in clashes that broke out yesterday afternoon between prisoners, according to prisoners in Rumonge . Police say security has been strengthened since this morning to prevent further confrontation. More than 20 people were injured following the clashes that occurred on 3 August during (...)

05-06-2017 ■ At least two people were killed and a dozen injured in attacks by unknown armed men in Kamenge neighborhood in the capital Bujumbura over two weeks. The Bujumbura city mayor has taken measures to secure the area. On 4 May around 8 am, a father of three children, Jean (...)

05-05-2017 ■ On 15 March, the Burundian president signed a decree on the mandate, the composition, and the functioning of the National Commission in charge of proposing the amendment to the Burundian Constitution. Some politicians say it is not a propitious time to change it. The duration of the commission in (...)

05-04-2017 ■ Burundi political opposition and the international community have strongly opposed the amendment to the Constitution. They feared the amendment would suppress term limits. The leadership of Parena political party founded by the late and Former Burundi President Jean Baptiste Bagaza calls for the amendment to the Constitution to ensure (...)

05-04-2017 ■ The Minister of Energy and Mining announced yesterday that petroleum products will now be distributed only at fuel stations and in daytime from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The decision is taken after a serious lack of fuel that has been observed in the country since the last few (...)

05-03-2017 ■ Testimonies suggest bicycle-taxi drivers in Bujumbura city profit from the current fuel shortage that has rocked public transport services over the last two weeks. Drivers who are strong and willing to work hard report getting a daily income that relatively surpasses their earnings in normal times. “When public transport (...)

05-03-2017 ■ Burundi Media Regulator-CNC has released its 2016 annual report on the World Press Freedom this 3 May 2017. It admits that Burundian journalists face various challenges. “Journalists, information technicians, film makers and media assistants do their work without a professional card because the issuance of such a card requires (...)

05-02-2017 ■ A briefing session for registered civil societies, religious groups, youths, women and other parties and political actors that were not invited in February 2017 is scheduled from 3 to 5 May in the capital Bujumbura. All the groups say they expect much from the consultations. “The facilitator must accept (...)