Bubanza : more than 140 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the provincial prison

Society

Bubanza : more than 140 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the provincial prison

More than 140 detainees tested positive for Covid-19 in the central prison of Bubanza (western Burundi). Treated, several of them are cured. A dozen remaining cases with the deadly virus

Society

Bukinanyana: at least 117 people affected by Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic is making headlines in the commune of Bukinanyana. It is in the province of Cibitoke in the northwest of Burundi. At least 117 cases of Covid-19 have

Security

Mabayi: a woman killed

The body of Daphrose Nizigiyimana was discovered on Sunday morning on the Mihigo sub-hill. It is on the hill of Buhoro in the commune of Mabayi in the province of

Society

Burundi: the company FOMI is still struggling to produce sufficient chemical fertilizers

Farmers from different localities in Burundi are grumbling as they don’t have enough chemical fertilizers for cropping season A. Worse still, the company FOMI (organal-mineral fertilizers) in charge of the

Health

Bukinanyana : angalau watu 117 walipatikana na Covid-19

Janga la Covid-19 linaripotiwa katika tarafa ya Bukinanyana. Ni katika mkoa wa Cibitoke Kaskazini magharibi mwa Burundi. Angalau watu 117 walipatikana na virusi vya Covid-19 tangu mwanzoni mwa wiki hii.

Politic

Mukaza : the rag burns between the administrator and the district council

The district council of Mukaza in the commercial city of Bujumbura has just sent a letter to the Mayor of Bujumbura city. It accuses Rénovat Sindayihebura (district administrator) of paralyzing

Governance

Nyanza-Lac : five persons in detention

Since Wednesday, two employees of the Nyanza-Lac hospital in Makamba province (southern Burundi) and three security guards have been detained in the custody of the Makamba provincial prosecutor’s office. They

Human Rights

Burundi: the Archbishop of Gitega calls on the CNDD-FDD and Burundian authorities to promote the respect for human rights

The ruling party in Burundi has organized a three-day prayer since Thursday in the political capital Gitega. It is the Archbishop of Gitega Monsignor Bonaventure Nahimana who read the opening

Society

Covid-19 : more than 200 cases detected

A strong spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has been reported in Bururi province in southern Burundi. At least 172 cases have been detected in this southern province of the country

Economy

Giteranyi: an unidentified disease is decimating pigs

Residents in various villages in the district of Giteranyi in the province of Muyinga (northeastern Burundi) warn that pig farming is threatened. An as yet unidentified disease is decimating pigs.