Society
Mukaza (Bujumbura): upsurge in theft cases in the Mutanga-Sud neighborhood
Over the past two months, multiple theft cases have been reported in the Mutanga-Sud neighborhood in the Rohero zone, Mukaza commune of the Bujumbura commercial city. Residents accuse Imbonerakure (members
THE DREAMS OF BAREGEYA: Eden Garden, this land of Eva and N.Eva with the snake is not Burundi
Finally, I have just seen, known and understood the source of the curse of Burundi, now Eden Garden. This is the land of Adam and Eva. Welcome to Burundi, “the
Kayanza : the administration launches into the fight against polygamy
The governor of Kayanza province (north of the country) announced sanctions against all polygamists, including Muslims. At the end of last Saturday’s community works, Colonel Rémy Cishahayo said that polygamy
University of Burundi: two students accused of infanticide in detention
A student at the University of Burundi, from the commune of Mugongo-Manga in Bujumbura province (western Burundi) killed a child she had just given birth to. According to witnesses, the
Burundi : basketball fans inconsolable after the disqualification of the Dynamo team from the Basketball Africa League
The Dynamo team arrived in Bujumbura on Thursday early in the afternoon. The basketball players of the Dynamo team encountered enormous difficulties. And that’s the least we can say. They
Gihanga : a soldier killed a young man and injured a sixty-year-old
The murder took place in the Gihungwe region in Gihanga district of Bubanza province (west). A soldier shot two people. Witnesses speak of an argument between a soldier and two
Cibitoke : corn producers grumble
Corn farmers are lamenting, some for not having sold their harvest, others for not having yet received the money from their harvest sold to the government through ANAGESSA. They demand
Buganda : two people seriously injured and several houses destroyed following torrential rains
Two people were injured, around a hundred houses destroyed and more than 500 hectares of crop fields damaged by torrential rains which fell in Nyamitanga village in the Ndava zone
Burundi : members of the LGBTQ community fear persecution after President Neva’s remarks
In Burundi, people in same-sex relationships feel they are at great risk. This came after remarks by President Évariste Ndayishimiye who called for “homosexuals to be stoned” last Friday. The
Bujumbura : authorities chase away sellers already disgusted by police raids
The Burundian authorities have banned all commercial activities around the former central market of Bujumbura, destroyed by a fire in January 2013. They cite security reasons. Those affected, especially women,