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Burundi marks three decades after its first democratically elected president Melchior Ndadaye was assassinated.

Nigeria produced the first major shock of the Women's World Cup as they stunned Australia 3-2 on Thursday to leave the co-hosts' tournament hopes on thin ice.

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's president (Right) with the UN Secretary General's special envoy Michel Kafando in the state house in Bujumbura on June 2017. PHOTO| FILE. The erstwhile Burkinabe president Michel Kafando is set to leave Burundi at the end of November 2019 as his term as a Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to Burundi comes...

Burundi’s Swallows is set to lock horns with the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions today at the Mkapa Stadium in Tanzania in efforts to book a ticket to the African Cup Of Nations next year. During the Press conference held this earlier this week in Tanzania, Burundi’s Intamba mu Rugamba’s head coach said that the team’s...

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye last week bemoaned over the country’s judicial system on failing to give justice for Burundians and foreigners living in the country. While addressing judges, lawyers and attorneys in the country’s economic city of Bujumbura, Burundi’s president said that injustice which is caused by corruption in the country’s judicial system is...

According to a study revealed by the association of repatriated women (AFRABU), of the 30% representation of women in the Burundi’s public institutions as per the constitution the new study revealed that women representation stood at 18 percent. The study was conducted in a course of five years with the primary objective of improving...

The East African Community (EAC) has secured $1.4 million for a feasibility study on a key section of the Northern Transport Corridor linking Kenya and Uganda. The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Planning and Infrastructure, Eng. Steven Mlote disclosed that the funding from the African Development Bank would...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed a “new chapter” for the former British colony of Hong Kong, after a meeting with the territory’s incoming leader in Beijing. Sitting far apart around a giant table, Xi praised former security chief and police officer John Lee for his “patriotism” and love of Hong Kong, saying he...

  As part of the ruling the four journalists were fined 1 million Burundian francs. PHOTO| FILE. Four Burundian journalists are expected to serve 2 years and six months sentence after being found guilty of threatening the internal security of the country. This comes after the defendant appealed to the court...