08-09-2016 ■ The “Burundian Alliance against HIV/AIDS and for Health promotion-ABS” launched on 5 August a new project “HIV and Harm reduction in East Africa” targeting people who inject drugs –PWID. Several reasons explain the paramount importance of this project. They include a high number of the PWID in the region, (...)

08-03-2016 ■ The Burundi federal chamber of commerce and industry-CFCIB has organized a “President coffee” networking in order to promote agribusiness and attract economic operators, on 1 August in Bujumbura City Council. “How much should we spend to increase the agricultural production? It is possible to see all Burundians having enough (...)

07-28-2016 ■ The US Embassy in Burundi invited journalists in a telephonic press briefing on “Humanitarian assistance over droughts” with David Harden, the USAID Assistant administrator for democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance. “About 18 million people are at risk, climate change sends shocks through the entire economic and social systems. And (...)

07-21-2016 ■ Chinese Exim bank granted a $ 7.6 billion loan to Tanzania for the construction of a railway this Wednesday, July 20 to facilitate and boost trade relations between Tanzania and its neighboring landlocked countries including Burundi. The Tanzanian presidency confirms the loan was obtained from China’s Exim Bank. “Tanzania (...)

04-20-2016 ■ In the press conference issued on this Tuesday 19th April, The special Envoy for the great lakes region of Africa Thomas Perriello talked about the economic crisis that the population of Burundi is facing, he blames the cause of the crisis and believed that some steps must be taken (...)

05-09-2015 ■ A judicial crisis of serious magnitude has been added to the political fiasco that has gripped Burundi since President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intention to seek re-election for a third term come June 2015. The country’s Constitutional Court’s ruling that the third term bid has constitutional backing has sparked (...)

02-04-2015 ■ While other partner states already use the ID and the single tourist visa for travelling within the EAC, the Ministry in charge of EAC affairs confirms that the reliability of the Burundi ID will determine whether Burundi will join or not.-By Diane Uwimana “The Burundi ID is still unreliable, (...)

01-21-2015 ■ On Friday 16th January 2015, Burundi became head of COMIFAC (Central African Forests Commission). Burundi faces many challenges in its new role. – By Diane Uwimana After 18 years of membership of the organization, this will be the first time will Burundi lead COMIFAC. The Minister of Agriculture and (...)

01-18-2015 ■ The ten Central African countries that constitute the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) held a meeting in Bujumbura in order to elaborate the action plan for 2015-2016.-By Diane Uwimana Participants from Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, DRC, Sao Tome & Principe and Chad, (...)

01-13-2015 ■ The Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research has launched a new system for selecting medical laureates in the medical faculty. After the national exam, laureates will have to take another exam to be allowed to study in that faculty.-By Diane Uwimana According to Pr Anastasie Gasogo, Director General (...)