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Don Délice NdikumanaMarch 28, 2023

The new 16 teams-format Viva Basketball League opening tournament has been wrapped up with Urunani proving again their domination in Burundian. In fact, a huge gap between teams was undeniably noticed. Ahead of the 2023 VBL season, an opening tournament was organized to give the teams a ground to weigh themselves against others, and […]

Prince MusoreMarch 19, 2023

OpenAI, a research organization dedicated to creating and ensuring the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI), has recently released GPT-4, its latest and most advanced language model. GPT-4 is a multimodal system that can process text and image inputs and generate text outputs. It can perform various tasks, such as answering complex questions, understanding […]

Guillaume MuhozaMarch 16, 2023

The Burundian army deployed their second contingent to Goma on March 15th and 16th, 2023, to strengthen the forces of East Africa in their fight against armed groups in the region. These additional troops are joining the first contingent of 30 Burundian soldiers who have been operating there since March 5th, 2023. According to Emmanuel […]

Evariste NiyonkuruMarch 12, 2023

As a result of the Rift Valley epidemic in mid-2022, a ban on animal slaughter was put in place, prompting the Imbo people – who are big fans of meat – to switch to edible mushrooms. This presented an immense opportunity to COPEJC, a cooperative of young people who specialise in mushroom farming. The Imbo […]

Prince MusoreMarch 12, 2023

Monday 7 March, as the sun blazed down on the bustling city of Bujumbura, something unusual was stirring in the air. It was the sound of Umuduri, a traditional Burundian and Rwandan stringed instrument, echoing through the streets. But it wasn’t just any soloist playing this time. This was something new, something exciting. KdaGr8test had […]

Jessy NsengiyumvaMarch 12, 2023

Shortness of breath, sweat, you have probably felt this after a steamy session with your partner, having the impression of having run a 100m, like Usain Bolt beating the record in the discipline in 2009.Researchers at the University of Almería and the University of Murcia in Spain gathered every past study they could find that […]

Iris NewsMarch 7, 2023

Ignorance is undoubtedly the root of all evil. In the fight against climate change, ignorance is expensive as it surely results in the loss of lives. In response to the need to raise awareness and encourage more Burundians to take action towards climate change Bella Edissa Ngabirano, Miss Ngoma 2022, launched an online campaign. People […]

Prince MusoreMarch 6, 2023

Burundi is amongst the African countries set to benefit from Elon Musk’s Starlink technology in 2023. If this actually happens, starlink technology would be a game-changer in Burundi’s Economy as access to reliable internet connections would allow the country to bridge the digital divide, improve economic growth, education, and innovation. Starlink is a satellite […]

Iris NewsMarch 6, 2023

The 5th Summit of Leaders of the Least Developped Countries is taking place in Doha, Qatar. Among the attendance is Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and other leaders of the 46 most deprived countries composing the group of LDCs. Even if no leader of the world’s major economies attended, LDCs […]

Iris NewsFebruary 24, 2023

Since the Gitega Province Governor decided to forbid sales of second-handed computers, phones, and accessories, life has not been easy for the vendors of those items. They request authorities to reconsider the decision. They also make a call to authorities to authorities to take into consideration all aspects of an issue before making a […]