12-26-2018 ■ Over 280.600 cases of dropouts are recorded at the national level during the 2017-2018 school year. The ministry of education is concerned about the phenomenon. Juma Edouard, spokesperson for the ministry of education, says the ministry has run a campaign to sensitize people to two phenomena that threaten the (...)

12-26-2018 ■ On the eve of the celebration of Christmas Day on 25 December, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi (CECAB) says there are some facts indicating that the situation in the country needs to be improved. Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye, Chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi says (...)

12-25-2018 ■ On Saturday (December 15th), the spokesman for Burundi President returned to the exchange of letters between President Nkurunziza and his Ugandan counterpart. He speaks about a leak and condemns it. “The official letters exchanged between the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, are incontestable. But (...)

12-25-2018 ■ On the eve of Christmas celebrations, sellers complain about the lack of customers. “There isn’t any sign which shows that Christmas is tomorrow. On such a day, there used to be a lot of clients and movement of people buying food stuff in the market. I am still waiting, (...)

12-21-2018 ■ The Council of Ministers which was held at Gitega presidential palace this December 21, 2018 has adopted the bill setting the political capital of Burundi in Gitega province and the economic capital in Bujumbura city. Jean Claude Karerwa Ndenzako, spokesman for the President of Burundi, says the meetings of (...)

12-21-2018 ■ A mother and her three children were killed in grenade explosion. The woman and two of her children died on the spot while the other kid died at the hospital. It was around 7:00 p.m. on 19 December when two grenades were thrown by unknown people inside the household (...)

12-21-2018 ■ Gabriel Rufyiri chairman of OLUCOME, a local corruption watchdog, says there will be consequences for the country and Burundians if Burundi withdraws from the East African Community -EAC. “With the integration into the EAC, Burundi has benefited from the free movement of people and goods within the community,” he (...)

12-20-2018 ■ In a press briefing held this Wednesday 19 December 2018, the spokesperson for the ministry of education has said students who have not passed the national test allowing them to go on with the post basic education should stop where they are and register in vocational schools as required (...)

12-19-2018 ■ In a study conducted by the Alliance of Imams of the Northern Corridor for Humanitarian Development-AICNDH, Muslim girls are reported to drop out of school. Amina Léonie Baramfataniye, is a member of AICNDH and one among those who facilitated the inquiry in three provinces where there are more Muslim (...)

12-19-2018 ■ Household wastes are deposited in different areas of Ngozi town. The population fears for its health and requests the establishment of a landfill site, away from the areas where they live. A few meters from the private University of Ngozi in the neighborhood of Rubuye in the city of (...)