01-10-2014 ■ Young Burundians entrepreneurs indicate that it is very difficult to run their own business in Burundi for several reasons. People don’t trust them because of lack of sufficient equity, professional experience and because of their active participation in political parties’ leagues.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse In Burundi, the unemployment rate (...)

01-09-2014 ■ Burundian singers recognize that they have reached a remarkable step in music this year. However, they highlight they need strong support from the government, private institutions and journalists to produce the good quality music.-Yves Didier Irakoze “We are satisfied with the way Burundian singers have recently improved. They got (...)

01-08-2014 ■ Hope Irakoze is the talented winner of the 2013 Edition of Tusker Project Fame. At 25, he won the life-changing amount of nearly BiF 100,000,000. The gospel singer born at Bwiza has now signed with Sony, the American music corporation, to record his debut album. Iwacu met him.-By Joanna (...)

01-07-2014 ■ Fauna is very threatened at Rusizi National Park. Since 17 September 2013, eight hippopotamuses have been killed by people living around the park. If the killing continues, hippopotamuses will probably disappear like elephants and lions. Today, crocodiles are also among the endangered species.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Located at a (...)

01-06-2014 ■ Food insecurity, clinical stage, education level, professional activity, essential household income, marital status,… are some factors which lead people living with the HIV/AIDS to malnutrition.-By Diane Uwimana The prevalence of malnutrition for men and women is estimated at 28.1% and 25.0% respectively with 6.0% of severe case for the (...)

01-03-2014 ■ Female journalists from the Great Lakes Region working in media have gathered to create a network for freely voicing and expressing women issues.-By Yves Didier Irakoze The network was created in partnership with Search for Common Ground an NGO operating in Burundi, Burundian Women Journalists Association (AFJO), Rwandan Women (...)

01-03-2014 ■ People living near paved roads complain about unsanitary gutters. They are frightened by the situation and ask themselves whom is the responsibility to ensure cleanness.-By Yves Didier Irakoze Walking near the gutters on paved road quarters, you are welcomed by bad smell of waste water and materials especially when (...)

01-01-2014 ■ The identification and classification of hotels and other touristic institutions in conformity with EAC standard norms will not take place as scheduled. The main cause is the lack of fund.-By Diane Uwimana “The assessment and classification of different hotels and other touristic institutions will not happen as it was convened. (...)

12-31-2013 ■ This Sunday, 22 December 2013, the former Burundian Diaspora from Kenya through G 25 Events (Generation of the vision 2025) have organized the 1st gathering of Burundians who used to live in Kenya in order to promote information, unity, dialogue and communication between them.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The meeting (...)

12-30-2013 ■ In order to share a Christmas Day and provide some food and other daily needs to Batwa, Jehovah Jireh Association (AJEJI) has organized a great event at Buterere Commune this Sunday 22December 2013 .-Yves Didier Irakoze AJEJI, i.e. God the Provider, has worked in collaboration with the government representatives, (...)