01-01-2015 ■ With five months to go before Burundi’s elections are scheduled to take place, much ambiguity, confusion and discord remains about the conditions under which they will take place. Opposition politicians state that the President will, at the time of the elections, have finished his ten-year mandate and were he (...)

01-01-2015 ■ During the International Criminal Court (ICC) Assembly of States Parties, held in New York from 8 to 17 December 2014, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania strongly criticized the ICC while over a dozen African countries expressed their support.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The ICC Assembly is held annually. It is composed (...)

12-30-2014 ■ The Water, Climate and Development Program (WACDEP) organized on 23rd December 2014, a workshop for chief editors from different media sources. The main objective of the workshop was to encourage them to focus on to water security and climate change resilience issues in their press.-By Diane Uwimana “Climate change (...)

12-10-2014 ■ Trade Mark East Africa, an organization promoting trade in East Africa, launched the ‘Logistics and Innovation For Trade’ (LIFT) fund in Burundi last week,to help reduce the cost of transport and logistics in East Africa.-By J.BerchmansSiboniyo The idea originates in an analysis carried out by the World Bank (WB) (...)

12-06-2014 ■ The government of Israel is seeking a collaboration with Burundi to support climate change adaptation and agriculture. With their ‘Africa Initiative’ Israel and Germany aim to implement strategies and tools to reduce the vulnerability of the rural population to climate change impacts in vulnerable regions of Burundi.-By Diane Uwimana (...)

12-02-2014 ■ Tennis players under 18, from Africa, America and Europe are gathered in Burundi for the East Africa Junior Circuit U 18, from 17 November to 6 December at Entente Sportive to Bujumbura.-By Yves Didier Irakoze According to Hassan Murisho, a coach at the East Africa Tennis Training Center at Entente (...)

11-24-2014 ■ Burundi is a Member State of COMESA, CEEAC, EAC and CEPGL and has signed partnerships with other regional economic organizations. What is the value of these economic blocs?-By J.BerchmansSiboniyo Dr. Léonidas Ndayizeye, the Dean of the faculty of Economic Sciences and Management at the University of Burundi feels that (...)

11-17-2014 ■ On the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the African Union (AU) decided to declare 2014 as the Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa.-By Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz There is much to celebrate: agricultural production in Africa has risen steadily (...)

11-13-2014 ■ During the East African Renewable Energy Forum and Exhibition 2014, government representatives, businessmen and investors spoke about the growing realization that renewable energy can fuel economic diversification and growth. The meeting was held in Dar es Salaam from 31 October to 1 November.-By Yves Didier Irakoze and Jojanneke Spoor (...)

11-13-2014 ■ Next month, Burundians will have a new radio station to listen to. According to theDirector of Hit Radio, the station will provide various educational programs as well as music.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “Burundian songs will be exported to other countries where Hit Radio broadcasts. That is the most valuable (...)