09-04-2014 ■ The Port of Bujumbura will be soon improved, thanks to an agreement between Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Burundi.-By Yves Didier Irakoze International trade will flourish, because Burundi has huge market reach from the North-East of Congo all the way down through Lake Tanganyika. “Those who were making (...)

08-31-2014 ■ Descendants of Omani nationals have found themselves at risk of statelessness in Burundi after so many years living in this country.Theyface difficulties in getting papers and are not eligible to thesame privileges and rights that Burundi’s citizens receive.–By Yves Didier Irakoze Ahmed Salum, a representative of Omani living in (...)

08-27-2014 ■ Aimé Mugabonihera, a Burundian singer living in USA, has recently returned to his home country. The objective of his visit, after 12 years in the diaspora, is to help unknown Burundian musicians to improve their performance.–By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse “Burundian musicians should join efforts so that the strongcan help weak (...)

07-01-2014 ■ After several markets have burnt in different areas of the country, the Ngozi Administration has decided to rebuild its market in durable and metallic materials to prevent any fire incident.-Diane Uwimana Since this week, the Ngozi Administration has been working hard to rebuild the market kiosks and stands in (...)

06-10-2014 ■ The National Touristic Board gathered people from hotels, travel agencies, renting cars companies, etc to sensitize them to the importance of collecting and creating touristic data base in Burundi. The workshop took place last Friday at Star Hotel of Bujumbura.-By Yves Didier Irakoze “The data will have a statistic (...)

04-15-2014 ■ Lydia Nsekera has recently been appointed to lead the International Olympic Committee Women and Sport Commission for a period of four years. It is the first time a Burundian woman holds that post.–Lorraine Josiane Manishatse What is your impression after being appointed in that position? I am very glad (...)

04-09-2014 ■ Taekwondo Burundian players have very recently won the Uganda Open Taekwondo Championship 2014 held at Kampala on 29 March. They got five gold medals and a cup.-By Yves Didier Irakoze Ten Taekwondo teams from Uganda (the host country), Burundi, South Soudan and Kenya have participated in the competition. Burundi (...)

03-14-2014 ■ People used to go to Rwanda, India or abroad for that method of treating kidney failure. But, Dr Nyandwi Joseph indicates that very recently at Kamenge Hospital University Center, peritoneal dialysis has started to be conducted.–By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse Dialysis is a technique that helps kidney to work in (...)

02-26-2014 ■ « I›ll spend my holidays in Burundi. “Where?” – “Burundi?”Ah. In which country is that again? “It’s sad because in Germany many people have never heard about Burundi. So, how do you describe it? – By Luisa Wawrzinek Burundi is a country, where, “today” literally means the same thing (...)

02-04-2014 ■ Down’s syndrome is not a disease but rather a congenital malformation due to the presence of an extra chromosome. It causes various physical symptoms and mental disabilities in most cases. However, with proper care and enough knowledge, the child can show tremendous improvement and even aspire to a professional (...)