The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of US$1.5m to advance intra-regional harmonization of electricity regulations and drive cross-border...
Sustainable economic recovery key for COMESA member states
During the 21st COMESA Heads of State Summit held in Cairo, Egypt on 23rd, November 2021, Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye called on Common Market...
Domestic Tourism Campaign to boost regional tourism
The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Peter Mathuki this Wednesday launched the EAC Regional Domestic Tourism Media Campaign where media outlets expected to...
EABC urges member states to expedite EAC-UK economic agreement
“EAC Partner States to conclude collective Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom to avoid trade uncertainty and disruption between UK and EAC” said EABC...
Tanzania-Burundi to sign dry port agreement in November
Burundi and Tanzanian government are set to sign an agreement that will see Burundi utilizing the 10 hector dry port that was allocated by...
Export of raw products contributes to job loss in Burundi
The exportation of intermediate products in Burundi is said to have contributed to the loss of revenue and job in the country, according to...
Burundi, World Bank signs $80 million grant to empower youth
Burundi and the World Bank Group early this week approved funding of $ 80 million for the Skills for Employment Project of Women and...
Regional Ministers urge member states to scale up infrastructure programmes
Ministers of infrastructure have called on regional States to scale up programmes to upgrade and maintain infrastructure and facilities, adopt and implement COMESA transit...
EAC Partner States record $4.8 billion loss in tourism
New East African Business Council (EABC) study on the impact of Covid-19 in the tourism &hospitality sector reveals 2.1 million jobs lost in 2020...
Burundi Airlines set to hit the skies
Burundi ministry of trade, tourism, and industry launched this Thursday February 5th, 2021 Burundi Airlines a company to monitor the country’s owned fleet after...


