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The Burundian Association of Women Journalists (AFJO) and the Association of Sports Journalists (AJSB) organized a two days training workshop to promote the rate of media productions that integrate the gender dimension. The workshop that took place in Bujumbura on Wednesday March, 30th focused on the integration of the gender dimension in media productions...

On Friday, 1 April, FIFA World Cup™ champions Cafu (Brazil) and Lothar Matthäus (Germany) will team up with six more assistants for the final draw to reveal the groups for the 2022 edition of football’s global showpiece. The full line-up of assistants will also include Adel Ahmed MalAllah (Qatar), Ali Daei (IR Iran), Bora...

It's huge, it's wide, and it's potentially a lot more sustainable. The Airbus A380, a behemoth of the skies, has completed a trial flight powered on cooking oil. The test airplane completed a three-hour flight from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse -- Airbus' French headquarters -- on 25 March. It was powered by Sustainable Aviation...

China’s economy is coming under strain because of an escalating Covid outbreak, with economists warning of a deeper slowdown if lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere continue to expand. Natixis SA estimates the Covid controls will cut the economic growth rate in the first quarter by 1.8 percentage points. Long-lasting restrictions across the country could...

The East African Community (EAC) heads of state held a virtual meeting earlier this Tuesday to conclude the admission of a regional additional member the Democratic Republic of Congo.During the 19th extra ordinary virtual summit, the EAC Heads of state concluded the process of admitting the Democratic Republic of Congo as the seventh member of the community.Kenyan...

The Taliban leadership is deeply divided over girls' education beyond Class 6, raising fears of girls’ education in Afghanistan under the new rule that has largely stripped women of their basic rights. Just recently, the Taliban banned women from flying unaccompanied. Rights groups say there are deep divisions within the Taliban's Supreme...

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp (0728.HK) and China Mobile International USA (0941.HK) to its list of communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to U.S. national security. The regulator last year designated five Chinese companies including Huawei Technologies Co (HWT.UL) and ZTE...

The Burundi Basketball Federation (FEBABU) president Jean Paul Manirakiza has called for equality in sports and that women in sports should get equal treatment as their male counterparts. This was during the workshop organized by the Basketball federation to develop women’s basketball clubs in the country on Friday March,25th, 2022. "Many...

Burundi and Uganda held a 3rd session of the Joint permanent commission in Bujumbura to review and take stock of implications of the decisions made during the second session, and recommend new areas of operations and improving the bilateral relations and livelihood of their people. At Kiriri Garden hotel in Bujumbura last week, Burundi and...

A High Level delegation from Burundi concluded their visit last week at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) with a courtesy call to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Speaker Martin Ngoga who later joined the Court for the closing session.  Burundi’s Minister of Justice Domine Banyankimbona and Attorney General of Burundi Sylvestre...