Science & Health

As Students country wide are set to resume studies after a long holiday of almost three months for the reopening of the first term this September, Burundi ministry of health imposed obligatory covid-19 screening for students before reporting to their respective schools. “The committee to combat the spread and contamination of COVID-19 discussed the...

While Burundi this Wednesday announced that the World Bank will fly in covid-19 vaccines, the country’s Internal Affairs minister Gervais Ndirakobuca said that despite the vaccines being accepted in the country the government will not take any responsibility. “Any Burundian who feels or needs to be vaccinated will go and get vaccinated on their...

Burundi government has announced the reopening of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Gatumba border after the infrastructure was put in place in order to screen traders and travelers using the border point in fight against covid-19. While addressing the press at the border between Burundi and DRC, Burundi’s health minister Thaddée Ndikumana said...

On Tuesday 25 May 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners distributed emergency aid to newly displaced households due to new floods caused by the constant rise of Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River. The recent floods have caused further displacement of people and destruction of property. Coordinated by the Directorate...

Gitega is set to reopen border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gatumba located in the western part of the country which is considered as the main economic frontier between the two countries. This comes after the Burundi government closed the border with DRC in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in...

Burundi’s government has announced 2 billion francs to be allocated to renovate the country’s main port in Bujumbura, the port’s infrastructure was damaged by the increasing water levels of Lake Tanganyika. Speaking to journalists after visiting the port, Burundi’s minister for trade and industries Ms. Immaculée Ndabaneze said that the allocated amount will help...

Burundi government last week announced that the days of travelers arriving into the country mainly through Melchior Ndadaye International airport has been reduced from 7 to 4 days. Burundi’s health minister Thaddee Ndikumana said that after reviewing the state of the pandemic in the country, “we found it necessary to reduce the days of...

Burundi has increased the covid-19 certificate charges for travellers using Melchior Ndadaye international airport by 500 percent. The government has revised the rates from initial BIF 10,000 ($5) to BIF 60,000 ($30). “Testing is expensive. The Government wants those who can afford to pay If one can pay a flight ticket of $1000 he...

Burundi COVID-19 cases have passed a one thousand mark days after a mass testing campaign was relaunched in the country’s economic capital Bujumbura. “We are delighted that the suspected cases after screening various people who were in contact with the previous 40 cases came out negative,”said Thaddée Ndikumana Burundi’s health minister.

The U.S. Embassy in Burundi last week donated Personal Protective Equipment composed of critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment to assist frontline health workers in Burundi in the fight against COVID-19. In its statement, the embassy said that USAFRICOM provided the funding to purchase the supplies which includes 360 cases of face shields,...