Photo de la semaine
Photo of the week – Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn
David Leyssens, country director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, was ordered to leave the Burundian territory last Saturday by the authorities. According to several concordant sources within
Photo of the week – Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge for women threatening family cohesion
In the province of Gitega, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. This social scourge is weakening relationships,
Photo of the week : from the dream of emerging markets to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its life
While authorities promise to elevate Burundi to an emerging country status by 2040, daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating living conditions, affecting
Photo of the week-Gatumba massacre : an endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
Twenty-one years after the Gatumba massacre, the pain remains raw and the thirst for justice undiminished. On Wednesday, the Banyamulenge community around the world commemorated this tragedy of August 13,
Photo of the week : suspicious deaths and rumors of poisoning in the Nduta refugee camp
A climate of fear has taken hold in the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, in northwest Tanzania, following several suspicious deaths and accusations of poisoning. Since July, rumors have circulated
Photo of the week : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
Between low wages, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the small east African nation. The National Teachers’ Union
Photo of the week : roads that kill, a system that abandons
The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Martin Niteretse, issued an alert earlier this week in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, regarding the scale of road accidents in
Photo of the week : bars pay the high price
The ministry of commerce has announced a new categorization and a significant increase in operating license fees for “Model C” bars. These new measures are causing serious concern among bar
Photo of the week : Victoire Ingabire’s hearing postponed, opposition leader calls for Kenyan legal team
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire appeared before a court on Tuesday July 8 in Kigali (capital of Rwanda) for a bail hearing. This was her first public appearance since her
Photo of the week : due to lack of ambulances, pregnant women in Bubanza travel hours by motorcycle, risking their lives
In Bubanza province, western Burundi, women living in remote communities are denouncing the lack of ambulances to evacuate complicated pregnancies. Lacking adequate transportation, they are forced to travel by motorcycle,