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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a significant investment of US$2.5 billion toward the development of key infrastructure projects in Tanzania. This funding is aimed at enhancing the country’s transport network, with more than 70% allocated specifically to the improvement of roads, railways, and airports. Eng. Mumina Wa-Kyendo, the Chief Transport Engineer at...

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye this Tuesday arrived in Senegal’s capital Dakar to participate in the second edition of the Dakar Summit on food in Africa.  “The President of the Republic will be accompanied by the First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye,” a statement reads from the office of president’s spokesperson.  The president was...

After a week of thrill and drama that saw hosts, Cote d’Ivoire stage one of the biggest comebacks in the competition, the stage is now set for the Quarter-final phase of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023.  The Quarter-Finals will be played between Friday, 02 February 2024 and Saturday, 03...

Burundi’s Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana on Tuesday urged the international community to formally recognize the 1972 genocide against Hutu people in his country, saying the acknowledgment is essential for justice and reconciliation. Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly, Bizimana said Burundi has turned a painful chapter in its history and now stands as “a...

When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for a “sense of urgency” about growing economic risks during a meeting with provincial officials earlier this week, it was his third such warning in days. “We need to be highly vigilant for unexpected changes in the international and domestic situations, and downward economic pressure has further mounted,”...

The East African Legislative Assembly has this Monday sworn in a new clerk for the assembly who is expected to serve the parliament for a period of five years renewable once. While taking oath in front of the law makers in the regional assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, Mr. Alex Lumumba Obatre vowed to serve...

Three people were last Sunday sentenced for 30 years in prison for pelting stones to the President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s convoy in Kanyanza province located in the northern part of the country. According to the high court in Kayanza the accused were charged for breaching the public security and conspiracy against the president of the...

The spokesperson of the Burundi ministry of Interior and public security, Pierre Nkurikiye this Saturday May 11th revealed that atleast 38

The Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye this Monday officially inaugurated Mubuga Solar Plant in the country’s capital Gitega. The solar energy plant was created between the Burundi government and GigaWatt Global which is expected to generate 7.5MW. In his speech, the Head of State hailed "a real accelerator of socio-economic development".

Women have started a trending hashtag in Pakistan ahead of the Women’s Day’s celebrations set for March 8. The hashtag ‘#SaveDaughtersOfSindh’ trending in the country has been trending the whole week, informed by discrimination and lack of recognition. In Pakistan’s Sindh, women have been on the receiving end, prompting the hashtag...