10-01-2018 ■ A new monument in memory of the victims of the genocide of Hutu ethnic group people in 1972 has just been erected in Nyambeho valley in Giheta, on the border between Gitega and Giheta communes. The surrounding population speaks about speculation. At the edge of Bujumbura-Gitega road, in the (...)

09-29-2018 ■ The National Security Council has decided to suspend all foreign NGOs operating in Burundi for three months since Monday 1 October. It accuses them of not abiding by the law. Silas Ntigurirwa, Secretary General of the National Security Council says the measure has been taken so that NGOs operating (...)

09-28-2018 ■ On this Monday 24 September, a high-level event “Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem” opened a high-level week of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Presided by the US president Donald J. Trump, U.S Permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and (...)

09-28-2018 ■ Ornella Ishime, a student who repeated 6th grade at Mugina Basic School (ECOFO Mugina) in Cibitoke Province says her three former classmates have moved to the next class while they had failed. “They paid money to have new school reports allowing them to be registered in 7th grade in (...)

09-28-2018 ■ The ministry of human rights and solidarity said this September 27, 2018 that more than 1800 street children have been restored to their families in the campaign to fight against street children phenomenon. Félix Ngendabanyikwa, permanent secretary at the ministry of Human Rights and solidarity, says the campaign to (...)

09-27-2018 ■ Created to be an excellent display of the artistic, cultural and animal beauty of Burundi in the capital, “Musée Vivant”, a tourist site, is in danger of disappearing if nothing is done. At the entrance of this tourist site almost in the heart of the capital, craftsmen of all (...)

09-27-2018 ■ Félix Mpozeriniga, Minister of Public Service was invited at the National Assembly to respond to the oral questions of MPs this Wednesday, 26th September. MPs have said they deplore the delay observed in the replacement of some retired or dead civil servants which undermines the daily activities in the (...)

09-26-2018 ■ Announced in 2004, the paving project for streets in the Gitega urban center is slow to start. However, the population has already paid the requested contributions. Rango is one of Gitega neighborhoods, located on a steep hill of the city. It does not have drainage system. “During the rainy (...)

09-26-2018 ■ After Rwasa has submitted the demand for agreement of his new political party to the Ministry of the Interior, Jacques Bigirimana, chairman of FNL accuses him of stealing his party. Rwasa dismisses the accusations. Agathon Rwasa, First Deputy Speaker and leader of Amizero y’Abarundi opposition coalition, says the name (...)

09-26-2018 ■ The association of survivals and victims of “genocide” perpetrated against “Hutu” ethnic group people before and after 1972 has erected a memorial placard in front of the entrance of Gitega commune since the last weekend to remember people killed during that period. Local administrative officials say they have not (...)