12-07-2018 ■ Parfait Gahama, Iwacu Press Group journalist, as well as three others respectively from the National Radio and Television, Le Renouveau newspaper and Aigle Sport FM based in Makamba Province received on December 5, a certificate of merit for the professional work of educating and raising public awareness on the (...)

11-30-2018 ■ The 20th EAC Summit of Heads of State scheduled on 30 November in Arusha, Tanzania has been postponed to 27 December. The main reason of the postponement is the lack of quorum due to the absence of Burundi government. According to the treaty of EAC community, all Heads of (...)

11-30-2018 ■ “Women should not be satisfied with the fact that they are represented at their 30% in public institutions as provided for by the Constitution. They need to become more competent to apply for other decent jobs in various fields, “said Gloriose Nimenya, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Youth (...)

11-30-2018 ■ Four universities have been qualified in the semi-final of the national contest to plead for the victims’ causes. The semi-final for the national contest has taken place at the University of Burundi, this 29 November. The universities of “ Lumière de Bujumbura, “ Lac Tanganyika” , “ISCAM” and High (...)

11-28-2018 ■ Burundi government has launched 16 days of activism against violence based on gender in Kirundo Province. Minister of Human Rights says the number of victims of gender based violence has significantly decreased in Burundi although there still remain some challenges. The official ceremonies took place in Bugabira Commune of (...)

11-24-2018 ■ The National Assembly elected on 22 November, 13 new members of the Truth Reconciliation Commission composed of seven members from Hutu ethnic group, 5 from Tutsi ethnic group and one Twa ethnic group. This new CVR team replaces the first one that would end its mandate in December 2018 (...)

11-23-2018 ■ Jacques Bigirimana, Managing Director of Burundi Tea Office says tea customers have boycotted Burundi tea following the political crisis that has erupted in the country over the past few years. “Some of our customers are very selective about our tea due to political reasons arguing that it is not (...)

11-23-2018 ■ The National Assembly has elected this 22 November, 13 new members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission-CVR. Among them, seven are from Hutu ethnic group, five are from Tutsi ethnic group and the last one is from Twa ethnic group. The seven new members from Hutu ethnic group are (...)

11-21-2018 ■ On the occasion of the celebration of child rights and the 29th anniversary of the International Convention of the Rights of the Child on November 20, the federation of associations engaged in the defense of Child rights –FENADEB deplores the deterioration of rights of children in Burundi. Gaudence Aimé (...)

11-20-2018 ■ Audace Niyonzima, Commissioner General of Burundi Revenue Authority-OBR says the revenues collected have significantly increased since the implementation of taxpayer’s day in 2016. “The taxes collected have moved from BIF 637 billion in 2016 to BIF 754 billion in 2017,” says OBR Commissioner General adding that there has been (...)