Burundi warns of fines, seizures in new tax enforcement drive
Burundian authorities have stepped up efforts to combat tax fraud, launching a series of inspections targeting businesses suspected of failing to comply with invoicing...
New Burundi law targets mercury use in mining and industry
Burundi’s National Assembly has unanimously adopted a new law regulating mercury use, as authorities move to curb the toxic substance’s impact on public health...
COMESA moves closer to single investment market with new framework
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has convened a regional workshop with 17...
WHO: More than 150 million lives saved by vaccines over 50 years, new report shows
Vaccination efforts for preventable diseases have saved more than 150 million lives worldwide over the past half‑century, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as...
Rwanda moves to censor media ahead of genocide commemorations
Rwanda’s media regulator has issued sweeping directives ahead of the annual commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide, in a move critics say amounts to increased...
32 years on, Burundi remembers slain president Ntaryamira
Burundi on Monday commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of former President Cyprien Ntaryamira, with a wreath-laying ceremony led by President Évariste Ndayishimiye...
DRC to host third-country nationals in new U.S. migration partnership
The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it will begin implementing a temporary reception facility for third-country nationals starting in April 2026, under a...
Google lets users change Gmail addresses for the first time
Google is giving Gmail users long-awaited flexibility over their email addresses. The company has begun rolling out a feature that allows people to change...
Student playing Jesus injured, hospitalised in Uganda Good Friday drama
A university student in Uganda was hospitalised after sustaining injuries while portraying Jesus Christ in a Good Friday “Way of the Cross” reenactment, in...
13 Killed, 57 injured in munitions depot blasts in Bujumbura
At least 13 civilians were killed and 57 people injured after explosions at a military munitions depot triggered a fire in Burundi’s economic capital,...


