Burundi

Health

November 12th, International Pneumonia Day

11-18-2013 Pneumonia, an infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, can range from mild seriousness to life-threatening. Today, it is not always well treated in Burundi. Interview with Professor Gaspard Kamamfu Respirologist at ‘Roi Khaled’ Hospital.-By Joanna Nganda What is the most common type of pneumonia in (...)
EAC integration

EAC Common Market has offered some advantages

11-12-2013 Students from EAC countries benefit from the free movement of persons and goods. Today, they no longer pay visa fees to go to study inside EAC Partner States.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse In November 2009, Burundi and other EAC Partner States took an important step in the adoption of the (...)
Sports

A failed Championship

10-07-2013 The team “Académie le Messager” from Burundi was invited in South Africa for the Durban KZN Friendship Soccer Tournament for young players aged less than 20 from this 22 to 29 September 2013. However, the Championship didn’t end as planned because it wasn’t organized well – By Yves Didier (...)
Cooperation

Houses belonging to Burundians chased from Tanzania were burned and wrecked

10-03-2013 The fact of burning and wrecking Burundian refugees and citizens’ houses chased from Tanzania shows that Tanzanian authorities do not want them to go back to their country. However, some Burundians hope they will join some members of their families and take back their few properties left there – (...)
Economy

Youth Entrepreneurs’ Park: many hands make light work

10-02-2013 Burundian youth come across many problems related to unemployment and lack of fund. These issues have pushed some Burundian youth to stand together for praiseworthy solutions – By Diane Uwimana Citizens’ Will Motivated by the Spirit of Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship Volcan –Jeunesse is a NGO which has set up (...)
Society

Some husbands can also undergo abuse and violence from their wives

09-27-2013 Due to violence and mistreatment done particularly to men who are often injured, threatened, chased from their families by their wives etc, the Association for Protecting Men and Human beings in Distress (APDH) has stood up for men’s protection – By Yves Didier Irakoze Joseph Twagirayezu aged 55, a (...)
Culture

Reviving sport and culture dynamism

09-26-2013 In partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Burundian University Sport Federation (FEBUSU) has recently organized sport competitions in various disciplines in its program of boosting inter-university sport activities (14 Sept 2103) – By Yves Didier Irakoze According to David Niyukuri, Chairman of FEBUSU, the (...)
Politics

Symposium about Good 2015 Elections in Burundi

09-18-2013 The Burundian Association of Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ABUCESA) in partnership with the US Embassy in Burundi and Africa Center for Strategic Studies (CESA), has organized a two- day symposium towards targeted groups especially security forces, media and youth about their role for good 2015 elections at King’s (...)
Culture

Boosting Fashion Art in Burundi

09-13-2013 Recently known in Burundi, fashion art is starting to be expanded through the talent of young designers and ambitious models. However, they need some training and support to become true professionals –By Yves Didier Irakoze “I was ambitious to become one day a fashion top model. Then, when some (...)
Economy

EAC Competition Policy: adopted but not implemented in Burundi

09-10-2013 An official launching of East African Community Competitive Policy and Law project has taken place on 3rd September 2013 at Star Hotel- Bujumbura. A slow progress in the implementation of the competition policy has been noticed due to limited awareness of its importance in EAC – By Lorraine Josiane (...)