Leaders urge action on investment barriers to unlock EAC growth
Regional leaders and private-sector executives called for faster implementation of trade and investment reforms across East Africa at the East African Business and Investment...
M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma killed in drone strike in Eastern Congo
Willy Ngoma, the military spokesperson for the M23 rebel movement, was killed early Tuesday in a predawn drone strike near the mining town of...
Cross-Border lifeline restored as Gatumba–Kavimvira crossing reopens
Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reopened the Gatumba–Kavimvira border crossing on Monday, restoring a key commercial corridor between Bujumbura and Uvira...
Journalists provisionally released after detention in Burundi
Two journalists from Magazine Jimbere who were detained earlier this week while covering a court-related proceeding have been provisionally released, according to a statement...
Two journalists detained while covering court enforcement in Burundi
A Burundian media outlet on Wednesday demanded the release of two of its journalists detained while covering the enforcement of a court ruling in...
EAC confronts decade-long stagnation in intra-regional trade
Senior officials from the East African Community met Thursday to address a persistent challenge facing the bloc, trade among member states has remained stuck...
More than 3,000 Burundian returnees arrive at Nyabitare as repatriations from Tanzania continue
The U.N. refugee agency says 3,088 Burundians have arrived at the Nyabitare transit center after spending more than a decade in refugee camps in...
Crescent moon ushers in start of Ramadan observance
Muslims in several parts of the world will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday after authorities in Saudi Arabia confirmed that...
Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global hostage releases, and shamed corporations for...
Évariste Ndayishimiye’s triumphant homecoming marks Burundi’s AU milestone
Burundi’s president returned home Sunday after being elected chairperson of the African Union, greeted along the route from the international airport by government officials,...


