Burundi Times

EAC confronts decade-long stagnation in intra-regional trade

Senior officials from the East African Community met Thursday to address a persistent challenge facing the bloc, trade among member states has remained stuck...

More than 3,000 Burundian returnees arrive at Nyabitare as repatriations from Tanzania continue

The U.N. refugee agency says 3,088 Burundians have arrived at the Nyabitare transit center after spending more than a decade in refugee camps in...

Crescent moon ushers in start of Ramadan observance

Muslims in several parts of the world will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday after authorities in Saudi Arabia confirmed that...

Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global hostage releases, and shamed corporations for...

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s triumphant homecoming marks Burundi’s AU milestone

Burundi’s president returned home Sunday after being elected chairperson of the African Union, greeted along the route from the international airport by government officials,...