Burundi’s Nyabenda hands over chairmanship of EAC Speakers Forum
The Speaker of Burundi National Assembly Pascal Nyabenda while addressing the 13th meeting of EAC Speakers Forum in Kampala(Ugandan) December 10th, 2019. PHOTO|Burundi Times
Burundi’s speaker of the National Assembly
Pascal Nyabenda has on Tuesday December 10th 2019 hand over the
chairmanship of the Bureau of the East African Community Speakers Forum after
the end of his...
Limited knowledge, lack of access to appropriate technologies inhibits aflatoxin prevention
Limited knowledge and information on aflatoxin by stakeholders along the value chain has been identified as one of the major factors inhibiting aflatoxin prevention and
Inter-star comes from behind to defeat Atletico New Oil Academy
On the match day 7 of Burundi National league kicked off on Saturday that saw Inter-stars taking on Atletico New Oil Academy with both teams having lost their previous matches against Aigle Noir and Rukinzo FC respectively.
This season’s Primus League match day 7 at Inter-Stars hosted Atletico New Oil Academy at Intwari Stadium.
Burundi steps up to curb COVID-19 as the country celebrates 58 years of independence
Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye while being driven past the troops during the Independence day celebrations in Bujumbura on July 1st,2020. PHOTO| Presidency
Every July 1st Burundi celebrates its independence day since 1962 from its former colonial masters Belgium, the country had under gone a cumbersome political journey coupled with civil war and ethnic violence...
60 arrested as police conducts crackdown on street kids
Burundi police on Wednesday morning carried out a major operation on removing and clearing street kids off the streets in Bujumbura in what it said that the move was to secure the city and avoid crime rates in the city.
“The police carried out a roundup of street children and homeless people in all...
All you need to know about Ramadan
The Muslim holy month is upon us once again, where A billion Muslims worldwide are celebrating it and spending it in spiritual reflection, fasting, and worship. Ramadan marks the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, but its dates change each year according to the Gregorian calendar. Here is what you need to know about Ramadan, and all...
Former Prime minister Bunyoni absconds
Alain Guillaume Bunyoni Burundi’s former and first Prime Minister under the country’s 2018 constitution absconded according to Burundi’s
China-Uganda loan deal for Entebbe Airport is binding: MPs
A parliamentary committee that unearthed the “bad” terms of the Uganda-China’s Exim Bank Entebbe Airport loan agreement has ended its probe, noting that the deal is binding.
Joel Ssenyonyi, chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises, told The EastAfrican that it is impossible to pull out of the agreement given the dire...
Total Energies CHAN Groups revealed
The draw which took place on Saturday evening in Algiers revealed the groups of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship Algeria 2022.
In group A, host Algeria will lock horns with 2014 CHAN winners Libya, Ethiopia and Mozambique.
Group B features two-time champions Congo DR, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal. Group C...
4 journalists detained in Burundi’s Bubanza province
According to the local newspaper, the team of journalists presumably arrested in Bubanza were travelling to accomplish an assignment.
Four journalists and a driver were arrested in Burundi’s Bubanza province located in the North Western part of the country, the journalists are said to have been travelling to the northern part of the country...