04-05-2019 ■ About 49,165 vulnerable households identified in 16 communes from four provinces-Gitega, Ruyigi, Karusi and Kirundo have been registered to receive BIF 40 thousand per two months to improve their living conditions since July 2017. They are supported by “Merankabandi” project financed by the World Bank with a budget of (...)

03-21-2019 ■ Kirundo High Court did not pronounce, on 20 March, the verdict of pupils from Kamuri Basic school of Kirundo province accused of defacing the picture of President Nkurunziza found in textbooks as expected. The court, however, decided to transfer three of the six pupils detained since 12 March in (...)

02-20-2019 ■ Japanese Embassy in Burundi has promised to give 250 tons of sardines to the World Food Program (WFP). The gift will be used in the school canteen program. The donation which is valued at US $ 1.7 million, and more than 270,000 schoolchildren and students in 300 primary schools (...)

02-13-2019 ■ People in some areas of Busoni commune in Kirundo province have been suffering famine since the last three months. The drought that has been observed from October 2018 is the cause. The victims call for help. The provincial administration mobilizes the population for the collection of food to assist (...)

02-08-2019 ■ Some inhabitants of Gasenyi area have staged a sit-in before the chief of Gasenyi area’s house this February 7, 2019. They ask him to be actively involved in their claim for compensation. A woman aged 30 living in Gasenyi area says there are houses which were being built but (...)

02-05-2019 ■ Christine Ntahe, a former journalist known for peace and reconciliation actions and street children programs is going to launch a book that pays tribute to women and their struggle for unity during the war period. “There are courageous Burundian women who, in the midst of the chaos caused by (...)

01-23-2019 ■ Thaddée Ndikumana, Minister of Public Health reports that the number of malaria cases has significantly increased these days even if it hasn’t reached yet the level of an epidemic. “The number of malaria cases increase in January, February and March in the Sub-Saharan region due to the climate changes,” (...)

01-18-2019 ■ Four children, aged between 2 and 12, presenting with symptoms of cholera epidemic are in “Prince Regent Charles” hospital in the capital Bujumbura. They are all from Kinama neighborhood, located in the north of the capital. Since 15 January, seven people have been registered but among them, three have (...)

01-09-2019 ■ Handicap International, a foreign NGO which operates in Burundi since 1992, has been forced to stop its activities in the country because of the recent decisions of the Burundian government towards foreign NGOs. “Committed to the humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence, Handicap International considers that the obligation (...)

01-08-2019 ■ In a one-day reflection workshop held at the University of Burundi this January 07, a researcher said the teaching of many languages at the beginning of primary school is a barrier to Kirundi language development. Pierre Claver Mukarabe, researcher and consultant in languages and oral translation says the program (...)