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Evariste NiyonkuruFebruary 13, 2023

The Kayanza police station reported 14 suicides last year 2022, most of the committers are men yet they are believed to be mentally stronger than women. We spoke with an expert about the causes of suicides and the efforts to be made to prevent them. At least one suicide per month occurs in Kayanza […]

Guillaume MuhozaFebruary 10, 2023

It is commendable that the President engages with the youth to understand the struggles they face in their entrepreneurial pursuits. However, investing in high-quality service delivery is actually the ultimate key to nurturing innovation among young people. « If the services offered in Burundi continue to be mediocre, and God only knows how many people […]

Guillaume MuhozaFebruary 8, 2023

In universities, few resist the pressure to taste sexual intercourse due to unlimited ‘freedom’ and inciteful practices. Poverty, excessive consumption of alcohol and narcotics increasingly expose students to certain practices that endanger their lives, pushing them to engage in sexual relations that happen at some cost including possibility of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) […]

Prince MusoreFebruary 7, 2023

Artificial intelligence has come a long way in recent years, and one of the applications of AI technology that has won the heart of many is conversational services. Today, two of the most prominent players in this field are Google’s Bard and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Many of us have heard of the latter but have yet […]

Jessy NsengiyumvaFebruary 6, 2023

February 4 has been World Cancer Day every year for twenty years.The theme of this edition is “Closing the care gap: Everyone deserves cancer care” A day devoted to prevention, research and the fight against the stigmatization of the disease. An opportunity to establish the full picture of the situation in Burundi. Cancer is a […]

Iris NewsFebruary 2, 2023

The NGO founded in 2019 commits to rescuing Burundian youth from the nightmare of unemployment. The issue of youth employment arises so frequently not just in Burundi but also in other corners of the world. It has gone beyond control in Burundi due to the fact the number of young people has skyrocketed and continues […]

Prince MusoreJanuary 28, 2023

Are you tired of the same old online food ordering experience? Were you bored with clunky interfaces and slow delivery times? Look no further than Baza Burundi, the revolutionary new app created by Baza Nii Inyishu, your go-to delivery company and one of the leaders in the e-commerce industry in Burundi. We used the […]

Iris NewsJanuary 26, 2023

Among high profile attendees were the USIU Vice Chancellor professor Margee Ensign, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, the Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the representative of Burundi diaspora in Kenya. Victor Bol from South Sudan and Anyika Muchesia from Kenya launched their respective books as well. Below is his full speech to […]

Guillaume MuhozaJanuary 23, 2023

Last Thursday, the announcement by Burundi government via the Burundi Development Agency (ADB) to hire an agency / consultant to devise a marketing strategy for the nation branding went almost unnoticed. Even the Ntare House media channel failed to spread this news flash. Media houses which participate in shaping the intended image of a country […]

Don Délice NdikumanaJanuary 21, 2023

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15 remaining weeks of the second phase are expected to be restless. Bumamuru and Vital’O stand neck and neck at the top of the charts. Who will laugh last, and what else could we expect? Games of the second round of Primus Ligue – the Burundian football championship – started on this 20th January, 2023. […]