The government adopted a bill to abolish prison sentences for journalists who file ethical complaints, but recommends fines of between $350 and $523 for media workers who have violated journalistic ethics

Torrential rains have destroyed or damaged homes and hectares of cultivated fields with banana, cassava, bean, coffee and fruit trees; victims are calling for emergency aid

The Geographical Institute of Burundi has announced the start of the agricultural season, which forecasts say tends to be wetter than the previous year in some areas of the country

The national census of population, housing, agriculture and livestock began, and President Evariste Ndayishimiye called on citizens to provide correct information to help plan projects