Burundi Times

Burundi Targets Speculators and Smugglers in New Crackdown

BUJUMBURA,(Burundi Times) — Burundian authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown on price speculation and cross-border smuggling, warning of arrests and asset seizures for those...

Government: Burundi’s COMEBU holds exclusive rights to exploit and market minerals

KIVUVU, Burundi (July 17, 2025) —All mining operators in Kabarore have been formally instructed to sell their extracted minerals exclusively to Comptoirs Miniers des Exploitations Minières du...

Urgent reforms needed for digital payment interoperability

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (July 8, 2025) — Leaders from East Africa have raised alarm over fragmented and incompatible digital payment systems that continue to...

Seamless Skies: Africa’s new airspace strategy aims to cut costs and boost trade

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (Burundi Times) — A high-level regional aviation workshop opened this week in Bujumbura, focusing on the implementation of the Flexible Use of...

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies aged 28

WHAT HAPPENED?Jota, 28, and his brother Andre, also a professional footballer, both died shortly after midnight on Thursday when the vehicle they were travelling...