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Bruce Itahiwacu aka Bruce Melody a Rwandan musician was arrested ahead of his concert in Bujumbura on Wednesday by the police accused by one of the businessmen of not honoring the contract they had in 2021. “Bruce Melody is in custody and under investigation for fraud,” said Pierre Nkurikiye the spokesman of the Internal...

The Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) spokesman colonel Biyereke Floribert said that there has been ongoing misinformation about the deployment of Burundian army in DRC in efforts to restore peace and stability in the newly annexed East African member state. In his statement that was released on Friday August 26th, the army spokesman said...

The Prime Minister of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Bilal told the visiting President of the African Court Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud and her delegation in Nouakchott over the weekend that his country will soon allow citizens to access the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. ‘’I am convinced that Mauritania is on its...

Professor Salomon Nsabimana is a 48 year old macro economist, lecturer at the University of Burundi, a consultant and among the experts that drafted the Burundi National Development Plan 2018-2027. He spoke to Burundi Times’ Joella Nichiteretse on what the country should implement in meeting the Competition Policy Protocol of the African Continental Free...

East African Business Council (EABC) Chairperson Angelina Ngalula on Tuesday called on the governments of the East African Community (EAC) Partners States to market East Africa as a single investment destination by showcasing and reinforcing the bloc's comparative and competitive advantage. Speaking at the press conference during her official visit to the EABC Secretariat...

Rwanda’s artist Yvan Buravan has died at the age of 27 succumbing to pancreatic cancer in India according to an announcement made by his management made this Wednesday morning. "It is with unimaginable sadness that we announce to you the untimely passing of our beloved Yvan Buravan, which occurred in India where he was...

Kenya’s presidential candidate and leader of Azimio La Umoja coalition party Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results announced by the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). “The figures announced by Mr.Chebukati are null and void and must be quashed by a court of law,” said Raila Odinga while addressing the press on...

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...

The East African Business Council, COMESA and SADC Business Council have officially launched and formed the African Tripartite Business Council to spearhead the inclusion of private sector policy proposals into the negotiations of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement and the African Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA).  This is one of the resolutions...

A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled...