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The Tanzania Police Force said that on Thursday 28 March 2024 the West Urban Police Force arrested 12 people on suspicion of eating during the holy month of Ramadan. Confirming the arrest of the suspects, the Acting Police Commander of the West Urban Region, Abubakar Khamis Ally said that the young men have been...

The East African Community (EAC) is gearing up for 2024 with a stronger focus on fostering intra-regional trade, resource mobilisation and integrating the newest Partner States. While addressing the EAC staff of the EAC Organs and Institutions from the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania on Tuesday January 9th, 2024, the EAC Secretary General highlighted...

At least eight Burundian girls were held last week in Uganda while being trafficked to the Asian countries according to the security officials in Kampala. The Ugandan government while addressing the press this Monday August 30th, 2020 said that the eight Burundian girls who were stopped were being trafficked through Uganda.  

The East African Community (EAC) budget for the Financial Year 202223 has stagnated as the regional minister projected that the economy of the region is expected to decline amid inflation of commodities due to numerous factors. The community tabled $91.5 million for the financial year 2022-2023 with 59 percent of the budget  will be...

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye landed this Tuesday in  Kinshasa for consultations on Peace and Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  According to the Burundi presidency, president Ndayishimiye traveled to Kinshasa as part of the consultations in his capacity, “as President of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic...

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of the effects of terrorism in Afghanistan, blaming it on a power vacuum. Guterres who spoke at the Munich Security conference said terrorists were exploiting power vacuums and subverting fragile states. "The risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan, as well as the...

Pierre Nkurikiye aka Cinjire is a 44 year old Burundian, a father and a devoted Christian. He is an artist song writer, singer, actor and author. He is also a communication advisor and the spokesperson of ministry of home affairs, community development and public security in Burundi. He is currently pursuing for a PhD...

EAC countries at risk of debt distress

Billions of Burundian Francs were collected throughout the ten days of the ultimatum given by the country’s Central Bank to phase out the old banknotes, from 7th to the 17th of June 2023 all over the Burundian territory. The phased out banknotes were of 5,000 and 10,000, in the country’s western provinces of CiBitoke...

One of the landslides near the RN3 road to Rumonge province from Bujumbura in April 2015. Photo: Burundi presidency At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and other seven were injured after a landslide in Burundi’s Cibitoke province located in the north-western part of the country.