11-17-2014 ■ A tradesman declared 1500 boxes of Ugandan ‘highland’ milk, instead of the 2100 he brought into the country. The port authority caught him. “He will pay dearly for it.”–By J.Berchmans Siboniyo On Thursday morning, Frederic Manirambona, the Commissioner of Customs and Duties from the Burundi Revenue Office exposed the (...)

11-17-2014 ■ The UN special rapporteur Michel Forst is visiting Burundi from 14 to 25 November 2014. He was invited by the Government of Burundi. The objective of the visit is to look at the human rights defenders situation, the legal framework and the environment in which those are functioning for (...)

11-13-2014 ■ After news of violent attacks in the city, foreigners in Burundi are increasingly worried. Some choose to not go out at night or walk on the streets.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo Recent scares involve a group of men wearing long black coats, armed with guns, swords, knives, clubs and machetes. They (...)

11-03-2014 ■ The official launching ceremony of the Metropolitan Area Network of Bujumbura (MAN) took place at Club du Lac Tanganyika on Tuesday.-By Yves Didier Irakoze The main objective of the project is to set up basic infrastructures to interconnect government institutions. The project will deploy an optic fiber network and (...)

11-03-2014 ■ The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) organized a two day training for media organisations to explain about the importance of paying tax. It is believed that increasing the capacity to understand the tax-paying system, will lead to increased awareness on the side of taxpayers. “It is unbelievable that there are (...)

10-28-2014 ■ Rwandans who do business in front of ‘Kiosque Coca Cola’ and at Avenue de la Mission in Bujumbura complain that the police confiscate their documents. “A police officer came and askedfor my documents”, says a businessman who sells cell phone accessories at BATA. “When I gave him my passport (...)

10-20-2014 ■ For the past two months, the Road Security Police has been without a director. The consequences of the power vacuum are weighing on Burundi’s citizens. On Wednesday Alfred Innocent Museremu was appointed Commander.-By J.Berchmans Siboniyo It is 2:55 PM at the Road Security Police station (PSR) in Bujumbura. A (...)

10-17-2014 ■ Ugandahosted the East African Local Authorities Sports and Culture Association (EALASCA)from 28th September to 5thOctober 2014 in Kampala.–By Yves Didier Irakoze The main objective of EALASCA is to reinforce friendship between City Councils in the region and to share cultures and customs. Phocas Mpezindagano, Cultural and Socio-sportive Counselor in (...)

10-15-2014 ■ People at the Carama site, one of the quarters in the North of Bujumbura, state that their living conditions are deplorable. They need support and a new place to live.–By Yves Didier Irakoze At the site, small houses built from canvas are all everywhere. They are too small to (...)

10-04-2014 ■ Despite the law that prohibits the breeding of domestic animals in Bujumbura City, it still occurs.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse In 2006, the Bujumbura City Council adopted a law prohibiting the breeding of domestic animals in Bujumbura City. Since then, a lot of people who practiced livestock breeding were obliged to (...)