Strength of women in Burundi’s peace building process
There are several politicians and former presidents of Burundi who are considered as the country’s Democracy, peace and Independence heroes.
Digital innovations promise profits to Burundi’s traders
From Kirundo to Bujumbura and Mabayi to Mabanda, the women traders of Burundi are rising up with new hope for present and future generations, determined that the challenges of the past will no longer be a barrier to a brighter future.
In market centres across the country, women have taken it upon themselves to...
Is journalism in Burundi dying?
With hundreds of media houses registered by the country’s media regulatory body CNC, the question of professionalism, objectivity, impartiality and basics of doing the profession remains in question.
Burundi media fraternity was dealt with a huge blow in 2015 when the political crisis erupted in the country, dragging in several media houses into the...
Khadja Nin’s Choice: A Personal remark? or a political gift to Rwanda?
Khadja Nin has long been known as Burundi’s most recognizable musical export, a voice that carried Kirundi melodies into global arenas. But when she stood at Rwanda’s Kwita Izina ceremony earlier this month and declared she had “chosen Rwanda as forever home,” her words did not land as a personal remark alone. They were immediately interpreted...