Inkerebutsi Day set to be an annual eventÂ
As part of encouraging the youth entrepreneurship in Burundi, the country’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye announced that the Inkerebutsi day will be from now on...
DFC eyes to invest in Burundi energy sectorÂ
A team of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) made a field visit in Burundi to explore opportunities to invest in mainly in...
Burundi celebrates 32 years of National UnityÂ
Burundi this week celebrated 32 years since the country adopted the National Unity charter after a referendum in 1991. A referendum on the Charter...
Burundi’s telecom giant Econet owes more than $44 million in taxes, accounts risks getting frozen
One of Burundi’s telecommunication company Econet- Leo is on the verge of collapsing after the country’s Revenue Authority (OBR) ordered banks to transfer its...
Burundi’s Ndayishimiye arrives in Dakar ahead of the summitÂ
Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye this Tuesday arrived in Senegal’s capital Dakar to participate in the second edition of the Dakar Summit on food in...
Burundi Central Bank imposes ceiling on cash deposits and withdrawals
Burundi’s Central Bank (BRB) on Friday announced a ceiling for cash withdrawals and deposits to all commercial and micro finance banks starting January 16th,...
Intra-EAC trade grows to more than $10billion
Intra-regional trade within the East African Community (EAC) is on an upward trajectory standing at $10.17 billion in September 2022 according the EAC Secretariat....
More than 1,000 are victims of human trafficking in BurundiÂ
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed that over 1,000 victims of human trafficking have been identified and assisted in Burundi since 2017. In an...
Burundi waives Covid-19 testing for travelers
Burundi’s health ministry last week announced the government’s move to waive the mandatory Covid-19 testing for travelers entering the country from all borders.“The COVID-19...
Cholera epidemic declared in Bujumbura
Cholera epidemic has been declared in Bujumbura by the country’s ministry of health after cases of Cholera were reported this Sunday.In a statement that...


