Q and A with Sandra Michelle Harerimana sharing her experience in Karate

Ms. Sandra Michelle Harerimana is a 34 years old Burundian woman who has been practicing karate since 2014 in club RUMURI KARATE Do, one of the clubs at the Burundi University. She spoke to Joella Nticiteretse on the Stereotypes, challenges she’s gone through while practicing the sport. What motivated you to practice Karate?Since my childhood, I have been...

DRC signs treaty of the accession into the EAC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has finally joined East African Community (EAC) after the signing of the treaty of accession to the community. Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta who is the current chair of the summit of the EAC head of state signed the accession of the DRC in Nairobi on 8th April, 2022.

UN inaction on China abuses ‘huge disappointment’: Uyghur campaigner

The UN rights chief has miserably failed to address China's "genocide" against the Uyghur minority, a leading campaigner told AFP, demanding that a long-delayed report on abuses be released "immediately". Uyghur campaigner Rushan Abbas, who is American, decried that Michelle Bachelet had, to date, been so restrained in her criticism of the well-reported rights...

Uproar over closure of Afghan girls’ schools above grade 6

Activists in Afghanistan are up in arms following the closure of girls' schools for learners above grade 6. The deputy special envoy of the UN for Afghanistan, Mette Knudsen has termed the decision “discriminatory,” saying that its impact will deeply affect the future generation in “terms of literacy and numeracy and will contribute to...

Fuel shortage disrupts business in Burundi, transport gets hectic

Burundi has been hit by one of the longest fuel shortage period as citizens in Bujumbura find it more difficult to move from one place to another due to the lack of public transport with long queues being witnessed at fuel stations. Bujumbura as the economic capital daily activities kicks off in the early...

Burundi’s ruling CNDD-FDD party leaders visit NRM, pay tribute to speaker Oulanyah

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Burundi's ruling party CNDD- FDD Joseph Ntakirutimana on Tuesday paid a courtesy call at the National Resistance Movement party (NRM) headquarters, where he paid tribute to the fallen Speaker and NRM party Vice-chairperson for Northern Uganda, the Rt Hon Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah.  Accompanied by Burundi’s ambassador to Uganda, Epiphanie...

Burundi political party calls for justice 28 years on

Burundi’s political party Sahwanya-Frodebu is calling for justice after 28 years since the former party leader and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira died in a plane crash in Rwanda after attending a regional summit in Dar es Salaam.  He had just completed two months in the office after being appointed by the National Assembly on January...

All You Need to Know About Ramadan

The Muslim holy month is upon us once again, where A billion Muslims worldwide are celebrating it and spending it in spiritual reflection, fasting, and worship. Ramadan marks the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, but its dates change each year according to the Gregorian calendar. Here is what you need to know about Ramadan, and all...

UN: Afghans need $4.4bn to have enough to eat

The head of the United Nations has said that Afghanistan needs $4.4bn to avoid a food crisis in the country, as he launched the UN aid office’s biggest-ever funding drive for a single country. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that some Afghans have resorted to “selling their children and their body parts” to...

Women in media meet to promote gender equality

The Burundian Association of Women Journalists (AFJO) and the Association of Sports Journalists (AJSB) organized a two days training workshop to promote the rate of media productions that integrate the gender dimension. The workshop that took place in Bujumbura on Wednesday March, 30th focused on the integration of the gender dimension in media productions...
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