An A380 superjumbo just completed a flight powered by cooking oil

It's huge, it's wide, and it's potentially a lot more sustainable. The Airbus A380, a behemoth of the skies, has completed a trial flight powered on cooking oil. The test airplane completed a three-hour flight from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse -- Airbus' French headquarters -- on 25 March. It was powered by Sustainable Aviation...

Top five regrets of the dying

A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled...

Ndirakobuca sworn in as the Prime Minister

Burundi parliament and the senate this Wednesday unanimously voted Gervais Ndirakobuca as the country’s Prime Minister replacing Alain Guillaume Bunyoni after two years in the office. Alain Guillaume Bunyoni who is the former public security minister took over the new office of the Prime Minister in 2020 after the country’s constitution was amended scrapping...

Hundreds remain affected by Tanganyika floods

River Rusizi busted the banks submerging and damaging homes and properties of the residents living around the lake. PHOTO| FILE The water level of the Africa’s deepest Lake Tanganyika has significantly increase for the last couple of months as habitants around the lake remain stranded as floods destroys properties and homes.

Burundi accuses UN agency for stalling repatriation exercise

In August 2017 representatives of Burundi and Tanzanian government alongside the UN refugee agency held a tripartite meeting to facilitate voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees from Tanzania. PHOTO|FILE: BurundiTimes Burundi government has accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for delaying the repatriation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania, the move comes after Burundi’s internal...

Ndayishimiye in DRC for Peace and Security talks

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye landed this Tuesday in  Kinshasa for consultations on Peace and Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  According to the Burundi presidency, president Ndayishimiye traveled to Kinshasa as part of the consultations in his capacity, “as President of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic...

Ruling Party’s Ndayishimiye wins presidential race

The provisional result declared Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye the winner of the presidential race after a landslide victory against leading opposition Agathon Rwsa. PHOTO| Burundi Times Burundi’s ruling party Secretary General Evariste Ndayishimiye was declared Monday 25th May 2020 the winner of presidential race in a landslide victory as he bagged 68 percent of the...

Burundi women in sports under paid, leaders call for equality

The Burundi Basketball Federation (FEBABU) president Jean Paul Manirakiza has called for equality in sports and that women in sports should get equal treatment as their male counterparts. This was during the workshop organized by the Basketball federation to develop women’s basketball clubs in the country on Friday March,25th, 2022. "Many...

3 sentenced for 30 years over attack on president’s convoy

Three people were last Sunday sentenced for 30 years in prison for pelting stones to the President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s convoy in Kanyanza province located in the northern part of the country. According to the high court in Kayanza the accused were charged for breaching the public security and conspiracy against the president of the...

Burundi gradually moving towards eradicating tuberculosis

 “I felt discomfort, pain throughout my body, with an intense cough. I had difficulty going about my daily activities,” confides Jean Paul, 28, about the symptoms that led him to consult a doctor. After proper examinations, it was revealed that Jean Paul was suffering from tuberculosis, a disease which has affected more than 2.4...
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