Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Mireille Kanyange

Mireille Kanyange

mika.kanyange@gmail.com

is a journalist and reporter of Radio Isanganiro in Burundi.

All articles of Mireille Kanyange

Nature reserves

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

Burundi’s tourism sector faces challenges, with underdeveloped parks struggling due to encroachment, poaching and lack of funding. Environmental activists urge better protection of the country’s natural reserves.

Border closure

Political decision causing human suffering

After the renewed closure of the border between Burundi and Rwanda, people living along the border are calling for it to be reopened.

Burundi

A hot lunch at school

Burundi tries to fight the worst hunger and keep youngsters in school by providing school meals

Export commodity

Burundi tea farmers under pressure

Growers in Burundi complain that the price they receive for tea is too low. They demand more money

Childlessness

In Burundi, childless couples have a heavy burden to bear

Women and men report on the hardship of being involuntarily childless in Burundi

Overfished water body

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake

Fish stocks must replenish, but moratorium would be painful in the short term

Personal experiences

Covid-19 impacts worldwide

D+C/E+Z contributors from very different countries share their personal experiences on the Corona pandemic

Global heating

Lake Tanganyika: levees needed

Tens of thousands of Burundians have been displaced by impacts of climate crisis

Disempowerment

Where women work and men decide

According to a Burundian saying, he who lacks a good woman lacks wealth

Mineral extraction

In search of a fair deal

Burundi wants a bigger share of the income from the nation’s mining operations

Our Contributors

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.