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The voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees from neighboring countries has gained momentum as more than seven hundred Burundian refugees were repatriated from the refugee camps in Tanzania last Thursday 17.09.2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Burundian government the exercise is conducted through the tripartite agreement between the UNHCR, Burundi and Tanzanian government.

Burundi’s Women National Team grabbed the three points in their opening game against Djibouti that took place in the Eastern part of Uganda at FUFA Technical Center in Njeru. The Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) senior women championship 2022 kicked off this Wednesday that saw the Burundi’s Women National Team...

Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye on Tuesday July, 12th launched a Zero Pothole campaign in Bujumbura in efforts to repair the public roads that have been damaged in the country. While launching the campaign, president Ndayishimiye called on the local administrators to keep a close eye on the public infrastructure usage as it is a...

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...

The 15th East African Community (EAC) Sectoral Council on Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Sports Concluded last week at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. PHOTO|FILE. " The EAC has made progress in harmonization of Partner States’ education curricula, structures and frameworks, it is however crucial to conclude the harmonization process so...

South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit this Friday landed at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura where he is expected to meet Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye to address the growing tension between Burundi-Rwanda relations and the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the first time the South Sudan president Salva...

The country’s Coronavirus cases stands at 11 in which four of them have been discharged from the hospital after testing negative for the virus. PHOTO| FILE. According to the press release from the Burundi’s ministry for health, five more people have tested positive for the COVID-19 after the tests that were conducted earlier this...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame while addressing the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Kigali, called for the East African Community member states to have political will in order to implement the East African Community protocols. “The EAC is currently under funded, delay in implementation of projects and programs, as partners we must work together...

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...

Hosts Uganda (White and Black jersey) taking on East Africa all stars during an opening match in Kampala (Uganda) on December 8th 2019. PHOTO| Burundi Times The 10th East African Inter-Parliamentary games kicked off this Monday December 8th 2019 in Uganda’s capital Kampala, the game will see national parliaments from member states and the...