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Murembwe River
The Murembwe River () is a river in Burundi. Course The Murembwe watershed covers . The river rises in the east of Rumonge Province and flows southwest and then southeast. It is joined from the east (left) by the Jiji River, which flows west to the north of the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve, and lower down by the Siguvyaye River. For most of its length, down to the point where it is joined by the Siguvyaye River, it defines the boundary between Rumonge Province and Bururi Province. From there it flows southeast to enter Lake Tanganyika after flowing through the palm plantations to the south of the city of Rumonge. The river is polluted by palm oil production, coffee washing and household waste. Consumption of the river water causes cholera. Flooding In April 2018 the Murembwe River Valley flooded and the crops were submerged, apart from oil palms. Some of the farmers were facing starvation. Floods in the rainy season had become common. Building levees along the river could help, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Commune of Burambi, Burambi, Commune of Buyengero, Buyengero and Commune of Rumonge, Rumonge were transferred to the province of Rumonge Province, Rumonge when it was created in 2015. Location Bururi Province is in the southeast of Burundi. It looks over Lake Tanganyika to the west. It is south of Bujumbura Rural Province and Mwaro Province, west of Gitega Province and Rutana Province, and north of Makamba Province. The west coastal strip is in the Imbo natural region. Further inland it covers part of the Mumirwa natural region, Mugamba natural region and Bututsi natural region. Overview Bururi Province was created on 26 September 1960 as part of national political and administrative reforms initiated by the Belgian colonial administration in Ruanda-Urundi. Burundi became independent in 1962 and the province was retained in the new n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is shared among four countries—Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC), Burundi, and Zambia—with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. It drains via the Lukuga River into the Congo River system, which ultimately discharges at Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic Ocean. Geography Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake by volume in the world. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumonge Province
Rumonge Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi, provinces of Burundi. It was created on 26 March 2015 by combining the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumonge, previously part of Bururi Province, with the Bugarama and Muhuta communes previously belonging to Bujumbura Rural Province. Geography The capital is at Rumonge, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The Rumonge Nature Reserve, a semi-deciduous forest, and Kigwena Nature Reserve, a lowland tropical forest, are located in the province. Government The province's first governor, Juvénal Bigirimana, was sworn in on 17 April 2015. In June 2015 it Burundian legislative election, 2015, elected four deputies to Burundi's National Assembly (Burundi), National Assembly, and in July it chose its first two Senate (Burundi), senators, Jean-Pierre Ndayahundwa and Tharcisse Rutomo. Communes Rumonge Province administers the following communes: * Commune of Bugarama * Commune of Burambi * Commune of Buyengero * Commune of Muhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiji River
The Jiji River () is a river in Burundi. Course The Jiji River rises in the east of Bururi Province near Ruvuye. It flows east, then north, then flows west, parallel to the Siguvyaye River to its south, to its mouth on the Murembwe River. The river defines the northeast tip of the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve. Environment The surroundings of the Jiji river are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation. The area is quite densely populated, with 166 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016. The average annual temperature in the area is . The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is January, with . Average annual rainfall is . The rainiest month is December, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation. Dam In 2013 the Burundian government start a project to build hydroelectric dams on the Jiji and Murembwe rivers. Work began in 2020 after seven years of study. Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, prime mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
Bururi Forest Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in southwestern Burundi. Created in 1951, it is designated a wilderness area (IUCN protected area category Ib). Its area is 33 km. It is managed by the Institute National pour l’ Environment et la Conservation de la nature (INECN). The annual rainfall is from 1200mm to 2400mm. There are 93 species of trees in the Bururi Forest, with '' Strombosia'' and '' Myrianthus'' spp. dominant and ''Tabernaemontana'', '' Newtonia'', and ''Entandrophragma ''Entandrophragma'' is a genus of eleven known species of deciduous trees in the family Meliaceae. Description ''Entandrophragma'' is restricted to tropical Africa.Entandrophragma C. DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2:582 t.21 (1894) At least some ...'' spp. also common. 87 bird species have also been registered, including '' Apalis argentea'' which is common in some areas. The Siguvyaye River flows through the southern end of the reserve. The waterfalls of the river and the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siguvyaye River
The Siguvyaye River () is a river in Burundi. Course The Siguvyaye River rises near Nyagatovu in southern Bururi Province, and flows east–west through that province for its entire length. After passing south of the city of Bururi it flows through the southern end of the Bururi Forest Nature Reserve. The Bururi forest is very humid, with plentiful ''Newtonia buchananii'' and ''Carapa grandiflora'' in the lower parts of the Siguvyaye River valley below . The waterfalls of the river and the beautiful surrounding landscapes are potential tourist attractions. However, tourists do not know about the waterfalls in part because of their inaccessibility, and in part because of lack of publicity. Further down, the Siguvyaye River powers the Nyemanga Hydroelectric Power Station. The dam is maintained by water from the Bururi forest. The lowest section of the river forms the boundary between Bururi Province to the north and Rumonge Province to the south. At its mouth, the Siguvyaye Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumonge
Rumonge is the capital of Rumonge Province, Burundi, and is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika ( ; ) is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake. It is the world's List of lakes by volume, second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the List of lakes by depth, second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. .... The 2008 census recorded a population of 35,931 in Rumonge, making it Burundi's fourth largest city. It had a big Arab (Sharji/Azri) presence before Burundi's independence in 1962. The Rumonge Hospital is a public regional hospital. It serves the Rumonge Health District. The present hospital has its origins as a dispensary created in 1922 during the Belgian colonial period. Over the years it steadily expanded, until today it can accommodate a large number of patients. In May 2024 hundreds of families in Rumonge, particularly the Kanyenkoko district, had to leave their homes due to flooding caused by water from the Murembwe River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levee
A levee ( or ), dike (American English), dyke (British English; see American and British English spelling differences#Miscellaneous spelling differences, spelling differences), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is an elevated ridge, natural or artificial, alongside the river banks, banks of a river, often intended to flood control, protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river. It is usually soil, earthen and often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastlines. Naturally occurring levees form on river floodplains following flooding. Sediment and alluvium are deposition (geology), deposited on the banks and settle, forming a ridge that increases the river channel's capacity. Alternatively, levees can be artificially constructed from fill dirt, fill, designed to regulate water levels. In some circumstances, artificial levees can be environmental degradation, environmentally damaging. Ancient civilization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dama River (Burundi)
The Dama River () is a river in Rumonge Province, Burundi. Course The Dama River rises in central Rumonge Province near Magana, and flows south-southwest parallel to the Murembwe River, which is further east. It enters Lake Tanganyika just north of the city of Rumonge. There are large palm plantations along its lower reaches. The Dama watershed covers . Environment The average annual temperature in the area is . The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is February, with . Average annual rainfall is . The rainiest month is December, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation. Issues The river is polluted by palm oil production, coffee washing and household waste. Consumption of the river water causes cholera. In December 2023 there were heavy rains in the region. Palm plantations and crop fields were flooded along the Dama and Murembwe rivers. See also *List of rivers of Burundi This list of rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumonge Hospital
The Rumonge Regional Hospital () is a hospital in Rumonge Province, Burundi. Location The Rumonge Hospital is a hospital in the city of Rumonge, in the west of the Rumonge Health District. It is the only hospital in the district. It is a public regional hospital. The hospital has beds for intensive care and long-term care, and specialized facilities for surgery, cardiology and neurology. History The present hospital has its origins as a dispensary created in 1922 during the Belgian colonial period. Over the years it steadily expanded, until today it can accommodate a large number of patients. In May 2013 it was reported that the administrative and financial director of the hospital had been arrested by the anti-corruption brigade in November, accused of embezzlement of public funds and illicit enrichment. He had spent several months in a luxury hotel because the house provided by the hospital was not convenient to him. He owned several assets, notably travel agencies, whose ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (born 23 April 1972) is a Burundian politician who was Prime Minister of Burundi from 24 June 2020 to 7 September 2022. Before that, from 2015 until 2020, he served as Minister of Internal Security in the Cabinet of Burundi. Background and education Bunyoni was born on 23 April 1972 in the commune of Kanyosha, in Bujumbura Mairie Province. He was educated at the University of Burundi. He graduated and appeared on the list of graduates in 1994, but he did not attend the ceremony. Instead, he joined the fighting that broke out, following the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye. He was a member of the Forces for the Defense of Democracy fighting force. Political career In 2003, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy political coalition reached a ceasefire with the other combatants in the Burundian Civil War. From 2004 until 2005, Bunyoni served as the equivalent of the Inspector General of the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
