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Burundi recorded an estimated 5,338,608 malaria cases and 644 deaths in 2025, according to World Health Organization figures, underscoring the endemic disease’s heavy toll on the East African nation.  Facing this persistent public health challenge, the WHO and international partners have stepped up support for the Burundi Ministry of Health, including integrating malaria vaccination...

Pape Gueye struck twice as former champions Senegal came from behind to beat Sudan 3-1 in Tangier on Saturday evening and book their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025. An early moment of brilliance from Aamir Abdallah had given Sudan a shock lead, but Senegal responded...

Africa’s youth population is expanding rapidly, with nearly 500 million people expected to reach working age by 2035, intensifying the need for large-scale job creation across the continent. Employment will be central to determining whether this demographic shift becomes a catalyst for growth or a source of instability. For millions of young Africans, access...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye used his New Year address to deliver a pointed message on relations with neighbouring Rwanda, accusing Kigali of harbouring armed groups responsible for attacks inside Burundi and warning that continued instability in the region poses a direct threat to his country. While welcoming what he described as...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (BT)— More than 90,000 people fleeing escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed into neighboring Burundi since early December, according to United Nations agencies and government officials, creating a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in border regions. The influx, triggered by renewed fighting involving the M23 armed group in...

The East African Community and the African Union on Saturday rejected any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and affirmed their position that Somalia remains a single sovereign country with internationally recognized borders. In a statement issued in Arusha, the East African Community said it “recognises the Federal Republic of Somalia as a...

Morocco began their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 campaign with a controlled 2–0 victory over Comoros in front of a capacity crowd at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Sunday night. Second-half goals from Brahim Díaz and Ayoub El Kaabi were enough to settle a contest that proved far...

All but one of the 34 previous opening matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals has featured the host nation, and history strongly favours teams playing on home soil. As Morocco prepare to face Comoros in the opening match of the 2025 TotalEnergiesCAF Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on Sunday, they...

Mobile money and electronic banking services have expanded across Burundi in recent years, but most Burundians continue to rely on cash, deterred by high transaction fees, limited digital access and lingering mistrust of electronic payment systems, economists and financial analysts say. Despite growing mobile phone ownership and efforts by banks and telecom operators to...

The U.N. refugee agency has appealed for $33 million in emergency funding to support tens of thousands of Congolese refugees who have fled renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, even as the M23 rebel group announced a withdrawal from the strategic border city of Uvira. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees...