Ten Years On, Press Freedom Groups Renew Calls for Answers Over Burundi Journalist’s Disappearance
RSF, CPJ and Iwacu say Burundian authorities have failed to explain what happened to journalist Jean Bigirimana, whose disappearance remains unresolved a decade...
Ntahangwa Commune Administrator Suspended Following Allegations of Incompetence and Misuse of Public Funds
Alexis Havyarimana becomes the first commune administrator removed from office since Burundi reduced the number of communes from 119 to 42 under its...
Eight Killed in Stampede After Kanguka Evangelical Crusade in Burundi
Nine others were injured after a crowd crush at the end of a religious gathering in Bujumbura, with police saying the stampede followed...
Burundi Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Long-Running CNL Leadership Dispute
The case stems from a disputed 2024 party congress that replaced Agathon Rwasa with Nestor Girukwishaka as leader of the opposition CNL.
Burundi Faces Calls for Mandatory Market Insurance After Wave of Devastating Fires
Insurers say a lack of insurance culture leaves businesses exposed, while civil society calls for mandatory coverage and improved disaster preparedness.
Huge Fire Ravages Ngozi Central Market, Leaving One Dead and Hundreds of Traders Devastated
The overnight blaze is the second to hit the commercial hub in four years and comes amid growing concerns over recurring market fires...
Burundi Lost Over 100 Companies to Bankruptcy Since 1987, OLUCOME Report Finds
Anti-Corruption Watchdog attributes the wave of business failures to political interference, poor governance, corruption, and decades of socio-political instability, while state inspectors acknowledge...
Burundi Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in Long-Running CNL Leadership Dispute
The case stems from a disputed 2024 party congress that replaced Agathon Rwasa with Nestor Girukwishaka as leader of the opposition CNL.
Burundi Lost Over 100 Companies to Bankruptcy Since 1987, OLUCOME Report Finds
Anti-Corruption Watchdog attributes the wave of business failures to political interference, poor governance, corruption, and decades of socio-political instability, while state inspectors acknowledge...
SOJPAE Warns of Alarmingly Low Female University Completion Rates in Burundi
Despite near gender parity in primary school enrollment, girls' completion rates fall sharply through secondary school and university, new figures show.
Burundi President Accuses Catholic Church and Civil Society of Acting for Former Colonial Powers
President Évariste Ndayishimiye alleged that some religious leaders and civil society organizations continue to serve foreign interests and dismissed economic migration to Europe...