09-01-2014 ■ Burundian soldiers, fighting in Somalia and elsewhere in Africa, receive medical treatment in Kenya or South Africa when they are injured. The Kamenge Military Hospital wants to treat them at home.-By Diane Uwimana The main challenge that Burundian soldiers face when they are in hospitals abroad is the linguistic barrier. (...)

08-30-2014 ■ East African member states and other countries inCentral East Africa are facing alarming levels of food insecurity and related problems. NGO’s in collaboration with some ministries are helping in tackling the issue.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo Food is becoming scarce in many parts of East Africa.Aid agencies estimate thatabout20 million people (...)

08-25-2014 ■ ‘The Framework of Hope’. That is how Mary Robinson, the former UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, described the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region. It was her job to oversee and encourage the implementation of this comprehensive agreement, (...)

08-11-2014 ■ 500 Youth African Leaders met Barack Obama at the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Presidential Summit on 28th July 2014 at Washington DC. Here is the President’s message.-Diane Uwimana “The main message I want to leave you with is that, in the same way I’m inspired by you, (...)

06-28-2014 ■ At the beginning of June, the British newspaper “Sunday Times” published an article on probable corruption of some African authorities of African Football Confederation (AFC) to support the Qatar for the 2022 World Cup Organization.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “According to the British newspaper, a-gas- wealthy Emirate Authority paid bribery (...)

06-24-2014 ■ From private and public sectors, they will take part in a six- week study at a U.S University in one of the three tracks in order to share experience with others.-Diane Uwimana The Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is a flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders (...)

05-19-2014 ■ People from Nyarumanga site-Buterere Commune salute the support of Wings of hope for Africa “WHA”, a Canadian Humanitarian Organization.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “I was really very harshly suffering from tuberculosis. Then, Wings of Hope for Africa supported me and assisted me till I recovered. Now I feel better,” points (...)

04-21-2014 ■ Stakeholders from the public, civil society, media institutions in Burundi established National Interim Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Network on 11th April 2014.-By Diane Uwimana Twelve members drawn from different institutions (public and civil society) constitute the Interim PHE Network and will be coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, (...)

04-15-2014 ■ A two-block building with sanitation offered by the British government has officially been received by Burundi Minister of National Defense and Former Combatants at Gakumbu Camp this 8 March 2014.-Yves Didier Irakoze Mark Simmonds British Minister in Charge of Relations with Africa was present during the inauguration ceremony. “The (...)

04-11-2014 ■ Funded by the International Tennis Confederation, the East African Center is located in Bujumbura-Burundi. The objective of the center is to train young tennis players from East Africa aged from 10 to 18, so that they become professional tennis players.–By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The East African Training Center was (...)