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Trade across the East African Community rose 37% to $52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, new regional statistics show — but the...

When Lake Tanganyika rose around Gatumba, families did what they could to survive: they carried belongings to higher ground, abandoned flooded homes, and in...

A new flood-protection dike has been built along the Rusizi River in Gatumba, the Burundian town hit hardest by repeated flooding from Lake Tanganyika,...

Burundi is heading into another rainy season with the same vulnerabilities that produced one of its worst disasters in recent memory. The question now...

Burundi's annual-average inflation rate fell to 14.3% in August, down from 16.2% in July, the country's statistics agency said, even as households continued to...

Public spat between foreign ministers reopens debate over the armed group, the Washington peace accords, and Burundi's leadership of the African UnionA public exchange...

Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD party met with Kenya's ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in Nairobi this week, as hundreds of Burundians sought help from their...

Artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity within the next decade, according to researchers at the forefront of AI safety warnings that...

Jean-Pierre Nimbona aka Kidum Kibido a Burundian musical artist has appealed for restraint amid a Kenyan government crackdown on foreign nationals engaged in small-scale...

Hafidh Ameir, Tanzania's first-ever First Gentleman and husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, died Monday while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar, according to Tanzanian authorities.Vice...