Iwacu

Burundi's leading independent news organisation, founded in 2008 by journalist Antoine Kaburahe in Bujumbura. The Iwacu press group publishes a French-language weekly and a continuously updated website with Kirundi and English content, and has kept professional, critical reporting alive through the country's repeated political crises despite arrests of its journalists and heavy official pressure.

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Iwacu at a glance

Country: Burundi
Region: Central Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: iwacu-burundi.org ↗
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How Crosswire groups Iwacu

Crosswire groups Iwacu as Centrist for comparisons within Burundi's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Iwacu sits in Burundi's press

Iwacu is one of 4 outlets tracked in Burundi, and one of 2 daily newspapers among them — the other being Burundi Eco. By outlets tracked, Burundi ranks 29th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Iwacu outside Burundi, starting with Central Africa, are Les Dépêches de Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), Cameroon Tribune (Cameroon), Le Pays (Chad) and L'Union (Gabon). Opening one of them beside Iwacu is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.