Burundi’s ruling party wins majority seats in the senate race
Early this week Burundi’s ruling party CNDD FDD won the majority of the senate seats according to the provisional results announced by the country’s Independent Electoral Commission (CENI).
The provisional results released by CENI shows that the ruling party CNDD-FDD won 34 seats out of the 36 leaving two seats that will be...
Tanzania’s president urges EU to step up support for Burundi
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her visit to Belgium at the European Union’s Headquarters in Brussels urged the European Union (EU) to continue supporting Burundi Government, noting that the EU has a pivotal role to play in the neighbouring country's stability and development.
“A stable Burundi is good for the Great Lakes Region,...
US ambassador hails Ndayishimiye’s government reforms
As the US Ambassador to Burundi Melanie Harris Higgins bids farewell after finishing her mandate of being US ambassador in Burundi
DFC eyes to invest in Burundi energy sector
A team of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) made a field visit in Burundi to explore opportunities to invest in mainly in the country’s private sector.
While addressing the press in Bujumbura on Friday 9th February, Andrew Herscowitz the Chief Development officer of DFC said that his visit was a follow up of...
Q and A with the EALA Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana on the state of the Regional Assembly
Joseph Ntakirutimana is the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker who took over the office in December 2022, he spoke to BurundiTimes in Arusha, Tanzania on the state of the Regional Assembly ahead of his 5 year tenure.
What were your expectation on taking over as the EALA Speaker?
When I took...
Ndayishimiye: Burundi is open to mend relations
Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye has expressed his government’s intention to mend relations with the European Union and Rwanda since 2015 after the late former president Pierre Nkurunziza vied for the third term in the office.
Both Rwanda and European Union’s relation with Burundi hit an all-time low in 2015 after protests erupted against the...
Burundi- Cuba marks 50 year relation
This Friday Burundi and Cuba marks 50 years of diplomatic relations that dates back to 2 February 1974.
New report cites double standards on EAC members in Burundi
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) released a report on the oversight activity to assess the status, privileges and immunities of the organs and institutions of the community earlier this Thursday February 17th 2022.
The report indicated that there are double standards when it comes to the community members working at East African Health...
Burundi: Air tickets to be bought in foreign currency
With the exception of Air Uganda, regional carriers like Kenya Airways, Rwanda Air, Ethiopian Airlines issued a statement to its customers and travel agencies that tickets will be bought in US dollars or Euros effective this Wednesday 27th.
EAC calls on EU to lift sanctions on Burundi
The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Peter Mathuki on Tuesday June 8th, 2020 called on the European Union (EU) to lift sanctions on Burundi that were imposed in 2015.
This comes as the EAC Secretary General held a high level discussion with the representatives of the EU to Tanzania in Dar es Salaam...