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The annual inflation rate for the month of September 2020 increased to 81.9% up from 23.4% recorded in the same month last year. This means that prices of goods and services in the participating Member States went up. According to the latest Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI) which measures inflation rate in the COMESA...

The Burundian government released a statement calling for the closure of the UN special envoy’s office in Bujumbura. The country’s foreign affairs ministry in a verbal note indicated that the closure comes as a result that the whole country is stable and peaceful. "Logically, socio-economic development is now the flagship area...

Burundi’s men national football team Intamba mu Rugamba has shown the new face under the new management after winning two and drawing one from their last three matches which includes two matches from the 2021 AFCON qualifiers. After the 3-1 victory against Mauritania, Burundi’s new head coach Jimmy Ndayizeye indicated that determination and confidence...

Burundi’s talisman Saido Ntibazonkiza yet again became man of the match after his brace helped the Swallows grab their first win against Mauritania in the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers that took place at Intwari Stadium (Bujumbura) last Sunday. Ntibazonkiza broke the deadlock in the 6th minute by converting the invoting pass from...

Burundi’s ace Saido Ntibazonkiza was the little magician Burundi missed after taking a sublime free kick in the 79th minute to snatch a point for the visitors. Shirt No.10 Ntibazonkiza yet again produced a moment of brilliance when the Intamba Murugamba needed him most during the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against...

The Burundi government spokesman Prosper Ntahorwamiye announced this November 3, 2020 that on ‪Sunday November 8, 2020‬ the International Airport will be reopened.Mr Ntahogwamiye while speaking to the state owned Television (RTNB), said that the prevention measures against Coronavirus will be observed for the arrivals and/or departing passengers. “If a positive case is diagnosed...

Former Burundi president Pierre Buyoya (70) has rejected the verdict of Burundi’s court that sentenced him for life in prison accused of having played a role in the assassination of former president Melchior Ndadaye in 1993. Buyoya who is currently the Special Envoy of the African Union in Mali/ Sahel Region tweeted that the...

Burundi and Rwanda have this Tuesday made a major step towards mending the soar relations between the two countries after the two ministers of foreign affairs met at Nemba-Gasenyi border between the two countries. Rwanda’s Vincent Biruta and Burundi’s Albert Shingiro met at the border to discuss outstanding issues in effort to mend the...

Every 13th of October Burundi remembers the assassination of her independence hero prince Louis Rwagasore, this year the country commemorated 59 years since he was assassinated in Bujumbura. Rwagasore is regarded as a hero in Burundi who played a critical role on the country’s independence in 1961. He was a key figure in Burundi’s...

Burundi’s Intamba mu Rugamba grasped a late goal to take a 1-0 victory against Tanzania’s Taifa Stars last Sunday at Mkapa stadium in Dar es Salaam. With less than 10mins to play Burundi’s ace Saido Ntibazonkiza took a long rage effort that curled into the top right corner of the post leaving Tanzania’s goalkeeper...