12-08-2016 ■ Burundi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, sent a note verbale on 5 December to diplomats accredited to Bujumbura. “Heads of Diplomatic Missions invited to official ceremonies must be present physically. They may only be represented when they are outside the country and this has to be notified (...)

12-07-2016 ■ At 7:30 a.m., the fire erupted on “Avenue du Marché” in Bujumbura city centre, nearby the Bujumbura Central Market which was burnt on 27 January 2013. A drugstore, a food store, a sheet shop and a veterinary pharmacy have been seriously damaged while two others have been slightly burnt. (...)

12-06-2016 ■ “The police are aware of the possible terrorist attacks these days. Some measures have been taken to strengthen security”, says Pierre Nkurikiye, spokesperson of the police. He says it is not the first time Burundi receives information on terrorist attacks. “Burundi has been receiving information on possible terrorist attacks (...)

12-06-2016 ■ Seven families in Mugoboka locality of South Mutanga and another one in Kigobe area of GIHOSHA zone ,all from Bujumbura, have already left their homes in fear of their lives as Ntahangwa River rises with the rains. The river has destroyed houses and two streets near the river, one (...)

11-29-2016 ■ The price of sugar varies between BIF 2400 and BIF 2600 in some Bujumbura neighborhoods while the official price is BIF 1900. In Bwiza neighborhood of Mukaza Commune, a kg of sugar costs BIF 2400. “We can hardly find sugar. It has gone scarce since the past two weeks”, (...)

11-08-2016 ■ Each head of household, in Bujumbura the capital, must have a notebook where all people living in the household are registered for security reason. Earlier, the notebook cost BIF 2,000. However, today, some residents get it at a higher cost for signature and delay. “The household notebook previously cost (...)

11-02-2016 ■ It was around 5 a.m. this 2 November when a motorcyclist has been shot dead in Gihosha northern neighborhood of Bujumbura the capital. “The motorcyclist has dropped his customer here at Mugano Avenue. They found another person who was standing there. Suddenly, the customer has pointed at the motorcyclist (...)

11-01-2016 ■ The environment association “Ça Nous Concerne Tous” intends to distribute young trees to residents of Bujumbura town and its overhanging hills from 22 December this year. “The only requirement to get the trees is to be a lover of the protection of the environment”, says Jadot Nkurunziza, the president (...)

10-29-2016 ■ Red Cross Burundi has officially launched, this 27 October, a project that will be mainly implemented in Bujumbura City and two other provinces namely Rumonge and Bujumbura. According to Alexis Manirakiza, spokesman of Red Cross Burundi, this project aims to improve the prevention of Sexual and Gender -Based Violence-SGBV (...)

10-18-2016 ■ The heavy rain that fell last week in Cibitoke neighborhood of Ntahangwa Commune of Bujumbura the capital destroyed three classrooms of Lycée Municipal de Cibitoke. Classroom roofs have been damaged. 9th form pupils from the Fundamental school and those from 1st year of social and human sciences section have (...)