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Development partners will contribute $46.1 million toward the East African Community's 2026/27 budget, underscoring the bloc's continued dependence on external financing even as member...

Every June, attention across East Africa turns to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), as lawmakers debate on how the East African Community (EAC)...

Burundi’s efforts to stimulate industrial investment through free zone incentives appear to be gaining little traction, with new government statistics showing that uptake of...

Burundi’s exports surged sharply in the final quarter of 2025, but new trade data suggests the country’s growing presence on international markets remains heavily...

The East African Legislative Assembly will convene a special virtual sitting next week to debate the East African Community’s proposed budget for the 2026/2027...

Communications regulators from East Africa are moving to create new regional rules aimed at lowering mobile roaming costs and improving connectivity across borders, part...

More than 10 years after the East African Community launched efforts to make cross-border mobile communication affordable, East Africans are still facing expensive roaming...

For many families across Burundi, the past year has brought a rare sense of relief after months of soaring prices that strained household budgets...

International Monetary Fund says Burundi’s rapidly expanding gold sector is becoming a major driver of economic recovery, helping boost exports, ease pressure on foreign...

The Burundian government has fixed the minimum purchase price of maize at 1,700 Burundian francs per kilogram in a move aimed at protecting farmers...