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Gout on the Rise Among Young People: Causes and Risk Factors

YouTuber A, 31, who has been enjoying late-night snacks at home and doing “mukbang” live broadcasts on YouTube since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago, recently went to hospital due to of a sudden and severe pain in his toes and was diagnosed with “gout”. Every year the number of patients suffering from “gout” […]

Burundi Eco Inflation rate falls

This is good news for households who live from day to day. Central Bank data shows a slight decline in the inflation rate. The country experienced a peak between the months of February and March 2023 which showed an inflation rate which exceeded 32%. Towards the end of the year, inflation fell by 12 points […]

Burundi Eco Gender-based Violence: A recurring problem

Cases of rape persist in Burundi. And this at a time when the government has adopted several strategies likely to discourage this scourge. Fear of reprisals, long and expensive legal procedures which often do not result in victims’ satisfaction, ignorance, etc. would be the main causes of the reluctance to bring their perpetrators to justice […]

Burundi Eco What about the characteristics of a limited company?

In our series of articles on company law, we look at the characteristics of a limited company. In this article, we return to the preliminary considerations of the limited company, in particular the terms of its constitution, its organization and its operation. According to Me Jacques Nshimirimana, commissioner at the CNIDH, the boards of directors […]

“What interests us is to qualify” (Sékou Chell)

Two countries from the West African sub-region will face off on Tuesday January 30, 2024 at 5 p.m. GMT, at CAN 2023. These are Mali and Burkina Faso. According to Malian coach Sékou Chell, it is a joy to play against a neighboring country. However, the objective remains to win qualification with his team. The […]

Groundbreaking Blood Test Developed for Accurate Brain Tumor Diagnosis

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Seong-gan = The world’s first blood testing method that can accurately diagnose brain tumors has been developed, the British Guardian newspaper reported on the 27th (local time). The Guardian reported that the Brain Tumor Research Institute at Imperial College London (ICL) in the UK, which developed it, predicts that […]

Burundi Eco The worst is to be feared!

The meteorological services warn that for this year 2024, a peak in the rise of the waters of Lake Tanganyika is expected which would be the greatest compared to that of the year 2021 in the event of an excess of precipitation. “The maximum level of the lake could be higher than that we observed […]

The General Directorate of the Budget wins the first prize for excellence

The winners of the first edition of PRINNOV/MEFP 2023 of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Foresight have been known since Friday January 26, 2024 in Ouagadougou. The rest after this ad With a view to promoting the culture of excellence in order to contribute to the socio-economic development of Burkina Faso, the Ministry of […]