11-23-2018 ■ Jacques Bigirimana, Managing Director of Burundi Tea Office says tea customers have boycotted Burundi tea following the political crisis that has erupted in the country over the past few years. “Some of our customers are very selective about our tea due to political reasons arguing that it is not (...)

11-23-2018 ■ The National Assembly has elected this 22 November, 13 new members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission-CVR. Among them, seven are from Hutu ethnic group, five are from Tutsi ethnic group and the last one is from Twa ethnic group. The seven new members from Hutu ethnic group are (...)

11-22-2018 ■ The Peace and Security Council of the African Union urges the Government of Burundi to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the African Union on the Deployment of Human Rights Observers and Military Experts. Diomede Nzeyimana, Deputy Spokesman for Burundi President, says there is no need for a memorandum (...)

11-22-2018 ■ “More than half of Burundian children under 5 are too small for their age and are stunted,” reveals the findings of the 2016-2017 Demographic and Health Survey published on November 20 by Burundi Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies -ISTEEBU. Growth stunting is a sign of chronic undernourishment, highlights (...)

11-21-2018 ■ “The fertility level decreased from 6.9 children per woman in 1987 to 6.4 children in 2010 and to 5.5 children in 2016-2017,” reveal the results of the 2016-2017 Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi-ISTEEBU. According to the results of this (...)

11-21-2018 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of child rights and the 29th anniversary of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, the federation of associations engaged in the defense of Child rights –FENADEB deplores the deterioration of rights of children in Burundi. Gaudence Aimé (...)

11-20-2018 ■ Audace Niyonzima, Commissioner General of Burundi Revenue Authority-OBR says the revenues collected have significantly increased since the implementation of taxpayer’s day in 2016. “The taxes collected have moved from BIF 637 billion in 2016 to BIF 754 billion in 2017,” says OBR Commissioner General adding that there has been (...)

11-20-2018 ■ Around 11.00 a.m., a young bike taxi user, aged 20, leaves his bike along the road. He goes to a large gutter located on the 28 November boulevard, in front of Roi Khaled Hospital in Kamenge, north of the capital Bujumbura. He stands before a tree and urinates without (...)

11-19-2018 ■ At least six cows have already died and more than ten contracted a contagious disease within one month. Cattle farmers in Makamba area of Rusaka commune in Mwaro province are worried. They ask for a vaccine to prevent the spread of this disease. A pregnant cow lies down in (...)

11-19-2018 ■ Smaël Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security conducted a visit to Burundi from 5 to 7 November. His passage seems far from saving the deadlocked inter-Burundian dialogue. His arrival was not hugely talked about. Smaël Chergui came to Bujumbura in a particular context: the day after the (...)