03-29-2019 ■ Part of a school commonly known as “Kwa Vyisi” and its fence has already collapsed. School activities have been suspended since the past three weeks. The ravine is located in Kinanira 2 area, in Musaga neighborhood of Muha commune, in the south of the capital Bujumbura. So far, it (...)

03-27-2019 ■ World Water Day, on March 22 every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s celebration coincides with The Year of the Nile Basin, as declared by the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Member States on January 27, 2019. The declaration is in relation to the (...)

02-26-2019 ■ The special court on Land and other properties has handed over a788 ha property located in Rubirizi area, Mutimbuzi commune, in Bujumbura province to the government of Burundi. The population say the court has been unfair. Pascal Ngendakuriyo, President of the special court on land and other properties has (...)

02-26-2019 ■ Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Lives Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock has said all the people living around Buterere wastewater plant in the north of the capital Bujumbura illegally occupied the locality and therefore have to leave it. ock has said all the people living around Buterere wastewater (...)

02-22-2019 ■ The corruption watchdog-OLUCOME says it is deeply concerned about the selling of the rice donation given by Japan to the Government of Burundi. Gabriel Rufyiri, president of OLUCOME, says he is concerned by the selling of this donation. “We have been surprised to hear that it will be sold (...)

02-07-2019 ■ The government has given a period of one month to the people residing all around Buterere wastewater treatment plant in Ntahangwa urban commune to leave the locality. They have decided to stage a sit-in before the Ombudsman’s office asking him to help resolve the problem. Women, Children, men, young (...)

02-01-2019 ■ One month not enough to leave Buterere wastewater plant, residents say The government has given one month to the people residing all around Buterere wastewater treatment plant in Ntahangwa urban commune to leave the locality. House owners denounce the decision. Ladislas Mugisha, a father of two, has been living (...)

01-31-2019 ■ The Regional Director of East and Southern Africa at the International Fund for Agricultural Development visited, on 30 January, different projects financed by IFAD in Bubanza province. Beneficiaries appreciate the step made in rural transformation. Sara Mbago Bhunu, Regional Director of the East and Southern Africa at the International (...)

12-12-2018 ■ While the Self Support Promotion Organization-OAP is celebrating 25 years this 11 December 2018 working with rural people in different sectors, farmers appreciate its support. “I used to harvest a small quantity of crops because of lack of fertilizers and appropriate farming techniques. When OAP started to support us, (...)

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 (...)