Society
Makamba : threat of uncleanness related diseases at the main market
Fruit sellers at the Makamba market (south of the country) say they fear contracting diseases linked to unsanitary conditions, just like their customers. The garbage dump of this market next
Burundi : Parents’ concerns on the eve of the start of the school year
Life has become too expensive for many families throughout the country and especially in the commercial city, Bujumbura due to the explosion in prices and the degradation of the Burundian
Gitega: the FRODEBU party denounces the untenable cost of living for the population
As Burundi prepares for the 2025 elections, the Sahwanya FRODEBU party denounces the high cost of living across the country. It was declared on Saturday August 17 in Gitega, the
South: dizzying rise in the price of transport tickets
The rise in the price of transport tickets is an unprecedented due to the fuel shortage.For example, the transport ticket for Bururi- Rumonge ride is currently 20,000 Burundian francs while
Musasa: lack of water in the Congolese refugee camp
The Musasa refugee camp is passing through hard time. Its water pump is not working for lack of fuel, triggering dispair and a feeling of threat among the site’s occupants
Giharo – Rutana : more than 50 families in distress after being expropriated from their land
According to residents of Kibimba village in Giharo district, Rutana province (southeast Burundi), more than 50 families grouped in two cooperatives were expropriated from their land located in the Mukazye
Mugera : the Catholic Church wants free elections and calls on Burundians to avoid exclusion
The Catholic Church in Burundi remains concerned about the organization of free, transparent and democratic elections, announced Mgr Bonaventure Nahimana, Archbishop of Gitega on Thursday. This was on the sidelines
Gitega: insufficient food ration at the central prison
For more than a month, the 1,729 inmates of the central prison of Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, have not had sufficient rations. According to sources within the prison,
Mahama (Rwanda) : Handicap International closes its offices to the disadvantage of refugees
The NGO that deals with a large part of the health component leaves behind several serious untreated ophthalmological cases. Some have already reached the stage of cancer. The most needy
Bujumbura: the high cost of living negatively affects breastfeeding
Many pregnant and breastfeeding women met in August 2024 in the northern neighborhoods of Bujumbura town such as Mutakura, Buterere, Ngagara and Cibitoke say they do not eat enough to