Burundi Times

IMF forecasts 4.4% growth in Burundi for 2025

Burundi’s economy is projected to grow by 4.4 percent in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), signalling a steady recovery from 3.5...

Burundi steps up mineral exports amid calls for stricter mining oversight

Burundi’s government on Oct. 27, 2025, carried out the country’s second official export of 175 tons of 3T minerals cassiterite, coltan, and wolframite sourced...

INSBU warns of rising prices and factory slowdown in latest economic outlook

Burundi’s inflation rate soared to 36.9 percent in September 2025, the highest in years, driven by steep increases in food and service prices, according...

EAC deploys election observers ahead of Tanzania polls

ARUSHA, Tanzania — The East African Community (EAC) has deployed a 67-member Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the United Republic of Tanzania ahead of...

25 students suspended in Gitega over alleged arson at Green Hills International College

GITEGA, Burundi — Twenty-five students from Green Hills International College in Gitega have been suspended and detained after allegedly setting fire to the headmaster’s office...