Society
Minago: two cholera cases reported
According to residents of the Minago zone in the commune and province of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi), two cases of people suffering from the cholera epidemic have been declared on
Mugina: two people dead and three others injured following torrential rains
Two people died, three others seriously injured and several houses and fields washed away by heavy rain mixed with hail and violent winds on the hills of Kagurutsi and Nyamihana
Burundi: an attractive salary policy is needed to slow down the departure of doctors abroad (unions)
Low salaries and equipment lack are the main causes of the flight of Burundian doctors to other countries, stated the Health Personnel National Union (SYNAPS) chairman in a press briefing
Kayanza: four mineworkers dead in a landslide in Kivuvu
The incident occurred in the afternoon of Monday, September 18. A strip of earth slipped and blocked a hole where four miners were searching coltan. It is on Kivuvu hill
Bujumbura: repetitive power cuts paralyze businesses
There have been reports of repetitive power cuts in the Burundi’s financial capital, Bujumbura, since days. Residents grumble as traders, doing activities which require electricity, record huge losses. Regideso, in
Burundi: the price of chemical fertilizers revised upwards
The government of Burundi has raised the price of fertilizers. That is what the minister of agriculture indicated during a press briefing on Thursday, September 14.Sanctus Niragira wanted to clarify
Burundi : Burundian authorities canceled an international conference of Christian women
Burundian authorities announced Thursday the suspension of an international conference of Christian women. It had been prepared by an organization led by an Apostle of Rwandan origin. The minister in
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
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.
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