Gitega detracts Catholic Church statement
Last week the Secretary General of the ruling party CNDD-FDD Evariste Ndayishimiye slammed the Catholic leadership statement, accusing the church of trying to incite hatred among Burundians. PHOTO|FILE.
While speaking to journalists in Rumonge province located in the South Western part of the country, Burundi’s government spokesman Prosper Ntahorwamiye said that the...
EAC hits $2.6 billion worth of exports to European Union
The East African Business Council (EABC) this week announced that East African countries export to the European Union hit $2.6 billion in 2020 despite the challenges the region faced during the covid-19 pandemic.
The CEO of the EABC John Bosco Kalisa during a meeting with the ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Tanzania...
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 the Burundi Promotion Agency.
"We are missing the chances of creating employment because our industry is not yet able to change the composition of the products that we export and...
President Nkurunziza pays tribute to Zimbabwe’s former leader
Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza through his social media account paid tribute to Zimbabwe’s former president. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. PHOTO| Burundi Times
Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza through his social media account
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4 killed in a heavy downpour in Makamba
Four children have died after a Pentecostal church collapsed during a torrential rain this Sunday morning.
EABC Holds Public Private Dialogue at Katuna-Gatuna Border
Over 150 transit trucks cross over the Katuna-Gatuna One Stop Border Post (OSBP) daily following the reopening of the border. This was revealed during the East African Business Council- Trade Mark East Africa (EABC-TMEA) Public Private Dialogue with Trade Facilitation Agencies at the Katuna-Gatuna OSBP that took place this Tuesday June 28th.
Mr. Peter Gikwiyakave,...
Burundi: Muslim leaders call for inclusion in government strategic positions
During the meeting with Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye last week in the country’s capital Gitega
Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African state's election
Bujumbura port rehabilitation project given a boost
Burundi government last week signed an agreement worth 19.7 million Euros with the European Union alongside the African Development Bank to strengthen capacity and upgrade the cargo handling volume in the central corridor.
Burundi’s finance minister signed for amount of 19.7 million Euros which is set to rehabilitate and provide the efficiency at the...
Riders despaired as deadline looms
The tricycle mostly known as the (Tuk-Tuk) in Burundi, motorcycle and bicycle riders are desperate after the government’s move to extend their limit zones in Bujumbura deadline is closing in.
Burundi’s Internal Affairs minister Gervais Ndirakobuca on Thursday extended the deadline for all the tricycle and motorcycle owners to be registered in Bujumbura in...