7,000 Street Children in Burundi: Urgent Call for Action
A 2021 study by the Ministry of Solidarity, in collaboration with UNICEF, found that Burundi had at least 7,000 street children or children begging on the streets. The study showed that 90% of them were boys, while 10% were girls. Poverty and multifaceted family conflicts are behind the children’s decision to join the streets, where some give...
EAC Launches €12M Initiative to Bolster Disease Prevention
ARUSHA, Tanzania — The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday announced the launch of Phase III of its Regional Network of Reference Laboratories for Communicable Diseases, backed by €12 million in funding from the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW, the German Development Bank.
The three-year initiative, scheduled to run from July 2025 to...
EAC Calls for Tech-Driven Cross-Border Payment System
The East African Community (EAC) is urging its central banks to adopt technology to improve cross-border payments within the region.
UN General Assembly sees wave of recognition for Palestine in a diplomatic shift
At the opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly this week, dozens of nations formally recognized the State of Palestine in what diplomats are calling the largest collective push for Palestinian statehood in recent decades. The surge of recognition comes amid the intensifying war in Gaza and stalled peace negotiations, spotlighting shifting global attitudes toward the...
EALA calls on Burundi to join Anti-Money Laundering Group
The East African Legislative Assembly on Tuesday called on Burundi to join the Anti- Money Laundering group, this comes as it released a report on the progress made by member states on its common foreign and security policies.
“The Committee further noted that the Republic of Burundi is not a member of the Eastern...
Clergies required to have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Burundi
Religious leaders in Burundi will be required to have at least a bachelor’s degree in order to be able to lead worshiping places according to the Burundi’s minister of Internal Affairs and Public Security Gervais Ndirakobuca.
Burundi Members of Parliament unanimously adopted a law last week which is said to aim to establish public...
Burundi partners with Al Mansour Group for major investments
Bujumbura, Burundi — Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye, recently welcomed a high-level delegation from the Al Mansour Holding Group in Bujumbura. The delegation, led by His Highness Prince Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani, arrived to convey Qatar’s continued commitment to investing in Burundi, a country increasingly seen with economic opportunities.
The Al Mansour...
UN: 156 people were summarily executed by M23
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk during the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council said that the M23 rebel group in DRC summarily executed 156 people.
“M23 was also found to have sexually abused 30 women and 12 children, and abducted 127 civilians including to forcibly recruit them to fight....
EAC Leaders Push for Sustainable Use of Petroleum Resources
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (March 6, 2025) — East African Community (EAC) Partner States were urged to prioritize using revenues from the region’s burgeoning petroleum sector for sustainable development and job creation during the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (EAPCE’25) in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania’s Vice President, Philip Mpango, emphasized that petroleum...
Burundi appeals over EALA Speaker’s election
EACJ Judges during Burundi's appeal on the election of the EALA speaker in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday 20th 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes.
After Burundi lodged an appeal in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on August 26th. 2019 on the election of the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker (EALA) Martin Ngoga, the hearing...