Nigeria stun co-hosts Australia to prevail in five-goal thriller
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.
6 Bars closed in Ngozi for over pricing
On Tuesday July 25th in the evening, six bars were closed in the country’s northern province of Ngozi due to what the Internal Affairs ministry called illegal and over charging of drinks.
“Police in collaboration with the administration and the joint security committee closed 06 cabarets (INNOVA1, La Reine, Kugasaka, Nack Mat Bar, Just...
Is journalism in Burundi dying?
With hundreds of media houses registered by the country’s media regulatory body CNC, the question of professionalism, objectivity, impartiality and basics of doing the profession remains in question.
Burundi media fraternity was dealt with a huge blow in 2015 when the political crisis erupted in the country, dragging in several media houses into the...
Burundi urged to embrace liberalization of air transport
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has called on Gitega to join other African Union member states and reap the benefits of the liberalised air transport market.
During the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) awareness workshop conducted in Burundi from 19 – 20 July 2023, Jean Claude Kanene Burundian Assistant...
Angeline: More assessment needed on domestic workers
Burundi’s First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye has called on companies that are involved in taking Burundian women to
Burundi to receive $271 million from IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a 38-month arrangement under the
Saudi Arabia jobs causes crinkum-crankum in Burundi
A video surfaced on social media claiming to be Burundians who were sent to Saudi Arabia by the government for domestic works made hullabaloo due to the living conditions they found in the Middle East. A 53 seconds video showed several women believed to be Burundians sleeping on the floor as the narrator said it was a...
Bujumbura neighborhood hit by water shortage
Bujumbura neighborhood is hit by the shortage of water for home use as residents fear for disease outbreak due to lack of proper hygiene.
Residents in Bujumbura neighborhood raised concern of unbearable situation as they have resorted to buy a 20 liter jerry can of water at 500 francs or 800.According to the residents...
Private Sector employs 90 percent of Africa’s working age
While address a session of the 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Community and Arid and Semi-arid Lands Rebecca Miano indicated that collaboration of regional value chains in Africa will open up domestic markets, achieve economies of scale and improve competitiveness...
Burundi and DRC private sectors meet to boost trade
Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo chambers of commerce met on Tuesday in Bukavu (DRC) in efforts to boost the trade between the two countries.