09-11-2019 ■ At a press conference held this September 10th, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism has denounced a considerable increase in price of cement made by Burundi Cement Company-BUCECO since the past few days. Jean Marie Niyokindi, Burundi Minister of Trade has said a cement bag which should be (...)

09-09-2019 ■ More than 780 families from Kigeri locality of Ntahangwa commune in the north Bujumbura city have held a sit-in before the office of the Burundian Ombudsman this September 9th. They say the government is forcing them to leave their plots of land. At 10 a.m., hundreds of adult and (...)

09-06-2019 ■ At least 300 families will be sent back to their localities of origin from Bujumbura city. “For the first round, we have sent back 100 families and others will follow,” said Félix Ngendabanyikwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Human Rights, Gender and Social Affairs. Those families have received (...)

08-27-2019 ■ Before the beginning of 2019-2020 school year, people deplore the increasing prices of school materials in Burundi economic capital city. On August 26th, At Palais des Arts in Bujumbura city center, many people sit near their school materials stands. They are waiting for clients. However, there is a little (...)

08-20-2019 ■ On August 17th, some offices of the National Congress for Freedom-CNL were vandalized by unknown people in Kanyosha neighborhood of Muha commune in the south of Bujumbura. The administration denies the existence of CNL offices in the locality. “We were preparing to inaugurate nine offices in Kanyosha area in (...)

08-08-2019 ■ The trade and movement of cooked food, juice, water packed in plastic bags…are still observed in public places in the economic capital Bujumbura. On 7 August, around 10: 30 a.m. on 24th Avenue in Buyenzi neighborhood, people rush to prepare foods. “We think that we are not concerned by (...)

08-07-2019 ■ Freddy Mbonimpa, Bujumbura Mayor has said 126 cases of cholera have already been detected in Bujumbura. “Between four and five new cases are registered per day”, he says adding that the targeted areas include Kanyosha, Buyenzi, Buterere and Cibitoke neighborhoods. Bujumbura Mayor says some restaurants and bars in the (...)

07-26-2019 ■ At a summer camp organized by Centre Jeunes Kamenge in Ntahangwa commune of Bujumbura city, students say they get school materials after laying bricks for poor families and partaking in hygienic activities. “Over 380 students are registered for the second part of 2019 summer camp,” says Blaise Pascal Nsabinganji, (...)

07-25-2019 ■ During the official opening ceremonies of “Made in Burundi” trade fair which took place at Communauté Héllénique de Bujumbura on July 24th, Burundi First Vice President has called for more investment in local factories. “Everybody should do their best so that we can transform our harvest into long-lasting products (...)

07-25-2019 ■ There has been a remarkable shortage of water in Kanyosha and Kamenge neighborhoods of Bujumbura city since the past few days. People fear the outbreak of some diseases if nothing is done. In some localities of Bujumbura city, people hardly get clean water. Public and private taps have run (...)