04-26-2019 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the nomination of President Pierre Nkurunziza by his party as a candidate for the 2015 presidential elections this April 25 2019, the boss of the ruling CNDD-FDD vows intolerance to whoever would disrupt peace and security. “ CNDD-FDD (...)

04-24-2019 ■ Many houses have already been destroyed and others are about to collapse in different parts of the economic capital of Burundi. An expert says there has been a poor land management. In Kinanira neighborhood of Muha urban commune, the road is about to be destroyed by a ravine which (...)

04-24-2019 ■ More than 600 prisoners from Mpimba Central Prison in Bujumbura were released on 18 April 2019 following the execution of the presidential pardon decreed on 31 December 2018. “This measure alone is not enough because the prison population remains very high in Burundi,” has said Salvator Minani, Deputy chairman (...)

04-23-2019 ■ Eight years after Burundi president signed a decree on copyright protection in 2011, Burundian artists say it has not been applied yet. Yves Kami, a Burundian artist says their works are still unlawfully used while the law was supposed to be applied since 2011. “The law has been introduced (...)

04-20-2019 ■ A new refugee camp was officially opened this Thursday, 18 April 2019 in Butezi commune of Ruyigi province in the east of Burundi. Nyankanda Refugee camp hosts 300 households with 1162 Congolese mostly women and is established on a perimeter of 77 ha in Munyinya area. Before joining the (...)

04-19-2019 ■ Sources report that a man was injured by a bullet fired by police in the morning of April 18 in Gitaramuka area, Burambi commune of Rumonge province in the south of Burundi. The police fired while trying to arrest Audace Ikoriciza. The bullet hit Jervais Ndayajemwo and wounded him (...)

04-18-2019 ■ While 16April is the International Day for the Abolition of Child Slavery, children in Burundi are still victims of both internal and external slavery. Caritas Niyonkuru, 21 years old and mother of one child was a victim of child slavery in 2015.While she was working as a nanny in (...)

04-12-2019 ■ Following the returnees’ concerns over the lack of homes in their localities, Makamba province governor reassures. “We will do our best to help them have their shelters,” says Gad Niyukuri, Makamba Governor. He said it after Burundian refugees who had returned from Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania on 10 April (...)

04-11-2019 ■ Gaspard Ntakimazi, expert in hydrobiology says it is normal that water fountains get dry while others continue to dry up following climate changes. “We were not accustomed to water sources that dry up in the country but this used to happen in other countries throughout the world,” he says (...)

04-11-2019 ■ Food prices have significantly risen in recent days in Rugombo commune of Cibitoke province in north-west of Burundi. The population urges the authorities to stabilize prices. One kg of beans which was bought at BIF 1400 currently costs BIF 2000. A kg of rice that cost BIF 1300 costs (...)