Society

Environment

Bukinanyana: more than two hundred houses destroyed by torrential rains

220 houses and 7 classrooms demolished, several hectares of fields damaged, suggests a report of the damage caused by torrential rains mixed with hail this Tuesday September 12 and Wednesday

Society

Muyinga: significant material damage following torrential rains

Houses and crop fields were damaged by torrential rains mixed with hail on Tuesday afternoon in Butihinda commune, Muyinga province in northeastern Burundi. The population is asking for emergency aid.

Economy

Burundi : the price of the transport ticket revised upwards

The minister in charge of trade announced new prices for the transport ticket in the commercial capital Bujumbura and in the provinces, this Wednesday. The price of a bus ticket

Society

Burundi-Cameroon : no need to sing victory before the war

Burundi will not participate in AFCON 2024. It was eliminated even if the Intamba fans sang victory before the game. The Indomitable Lions were not defeated by the Intamba. INFO

Economy

Makamba : big losses among sugar wholesale traders who are abandoning this trade

The sugar wholesale traders announced that they were stopping this activity during a meeting with the governor of Makamba (southern Burundi) last Wednesday. They indicate losing up to 800 Burundi

Society

THE DREAMS OF BAREGEYA: when ethnic quotas touch the sensitive cord of ethnicity

Opinions differ concerning ethnic quotas in institutions. Unfortunately, the venom comes out when tongues loosen over this. But it is the opinion of François Xavier Ndaruzaniye who pushes Baregeya to

Economy

Burundi : consumers overwhelmed by the general rise in prices

Burundi is experiencing a sort of cascading price increase for basic necessities. This leads to the high cost of the living. The purchasing power of the inhabitants has not changed.

Society

Burundi : the very controversial reconciliation commission wants to recognize the “heroes”

More than 11,000 people who have saved the lives of their friends, neighbors or acquaintances have already been identified by the CVR (Truth and Reconciliation Commission). The figures relate only

DRC En

DRC: Congolese in process of obtaining national identity card

In order to give the Congolese population with an identity card, a memorandum of understanding was signed this Thursday, June 8, between the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), the National

Economy

Burundi: new banknotes of ten thousand and five thousand put into circulation

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) has announced the circulation of new banknotes of ten thousand and five thousand francs to replace those issued in 2018. The governor