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The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has this week unveiled a five-year strategic plan 2019-2024 aimed at providing framework for implementing and delivering the mandate and functions of the Assembly. “The strategic plan will help the regional assembly to conduct its business smoothly while making sure issues affecting citizens in EAC are at the...

Lower and higher institutions of learning are opening up for educational activities in the COMESA region as the bloc begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions. So far, schools in Egypt, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been opening from the month of August, September and some are set October. Governments in the...

Burundi Time’s Joella Niciteretse spoke with Bernadette Niyoyitungira a student at Summit University a victim of 1993 civil war, shared her passion and experience in social and professional life. Bernadette is finalizing her studies at Summit International University majoring in Hospitality and tourism. She became the first Runner- Up of the Miss handicap Burundi...

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...

The voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees from neighboring countries has gained momentum as more than seven hundred Burundian refugees were repatriated from the refugee camps in Tanzania last Thursday 17.09.2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Burundian government the exercise is conducted through the tripartite agreement between the UNHCR, Burundi and Tanzanian government.

As day 2 of the Primus League kicked off last weekend Vital’o locked horns with Inter Stars in Bujumbura with both teams having lost their first opening games against Musongati 1-0 and Rukinzo FC 2-0. The once Burundi’s football giants Vital’o bowed in the hands of their rivals Inter Star on Saturday at Intwari...

Trademark East Africa (TMEA) partnered with the Burundi Federal Chambers of Commerce (CFCIB) signed a Public Private Dialogue project in Burundi worth $25,000 this Wednesday 9th. September, 2020. The project is expected to last for 2 years aiming at providing a platform to expose communication challenges for Burundi traders as well as trade Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs).

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on September 2, 2020 via a virtual sitting approved a Vote on Account of USD $19.6 Million to support the normal operations and cater for expenses of the East African Community (EAC) in the first quarter of the Financial Year 2020-2021. The approval came late as many hindrances...

Burundi’s political capital Gitega is set to host for the first time Miss Ngoma a beauty pageant before the end of this year, the beauty contest aims at presenting beauty and bright women in the province. “It aims at sensitizing women to Burundian culture, fostering and promoting the culture,” said Ménédore Ndayikengurukiye one of...

Burundi government is set to consider the reopening of Melchior Ndadaye International airport next month after the mass COVID-19 screening campaign comes to an end. The mass test that kicked off on July 6th 2020 is expected to end this month as at least 445 people tested positive for the virus countrywide.