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Ranked second killing cancer in Burundi, October is a breast cancer awareness dedicated month, Gerarde Minani, a 48 years old mother of 5 children and a nurse at Muyinga Hospital spoke to Burundi Times’ Joella Nticiteretse of her battle with breast cancer. She is still under treatment, according to her the doctors recommended to stay under treatment...

In a bid to intensify the bilateral relations between Burundi and the European Union, The European Union (EU) council lifted restriction measures on 3 Burundian Public figures including the country’s Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca.  “The intensification of relations between EU-Burundi has made it possible to lift article 96. Today The EU lifts the individual...

The Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud urged the East African Community to fast-track his country’s admission into the regional bloc. President Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia joining the Community has been a delayed dream for the people and the Government of Somalia urging the community’s Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki, to expedite the process of...

Police headquarters in Nairobi are this morning expected to issue a public statement following the fatal police shooting of a senior Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif on Magadi-Nairobi highway in Kajiado County. Sharif, an award-winning journalist was felled on the night of Sunday, October 23, under unclear circumstances in what police say was a case...

This Friday Burundi marked 29 years since the assassination of its first democratically elected and Hutu president Melchior Ndadaye. After almost three decades since the assassination of the first democratically elected president in October 1993, the country is still seeking for Truth and Reconciliation after the ethnic violence that led to thousands of people losing...

Burundi Breweries (BRARUDI) and Burundi Cement Company (BUCECO) announced the inflation of their commodity prices that took effect this Monday. According to the two companies, it is said that the price increase is due to the inflation of the raw materials and energy. “The cement price of a 50 kg bag...

Dr. Ir. Willy Irakoze is the current Director of Research at Burundi Institute for Agricultural Sciences (ISABU), he is also a researcher and Lecturer at the University of Burundi. He spoke to Joella Niciteretse on irrigation and agriculture production in Burundi. Could you tell us the common irrigation technics used in Burundi?

Farming, nutrition and environment conservation was one of the main key issues discussed during this year’s Women Leadership Forum that took place in Bujumbura under the auspices of the Burundi First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye. The three day meeting brought together female leaders in Burundi and around Africa under the theme “Health nutrition of women,...

WASHINGTON, October 6, 2022—The World Bank Group approved $120 million in financing for the Burundi Transport Resilient Projectwhich aims to provide efficient, safe, and climate resilient road connectivity along the main corridor linking Burundi with Tanzania. It will also strengthen the institutional capacity to sustainably plan, develop, and preserve climate resilient road assets. The project...

Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye and the current chair of the East African Community Heads of State Summit called on member states to fully implement the protocols establishing the EAC if the bloc is to become united and economically independent. While addressing the crowds in Kampala at Kololo as Uganda celebrated 60 years of independence,...