Inflated rent of Health Research Commission in Burundi raises eyebrows
The East African Legislative Assembly released a report this Wednesday indicating the oversight activity that was carried out by the accounts committee that has raised eyebrows on the inflated amount of money to rent the commission’s Head Quarters in Bujumbura.
According to the report, the East African Health and Research Commission rent a building...
Burundi slams Nyegenyege performance
As the controversial festival named Nyegenyege kicked off last week, it caused mixed reactions in Uganda parliament and leadership which after a heated debate was let to proceed in Jinja Uganda from September 15 to 18, 2022.
But this time around the festival didn’t go well on Burundian side as Gitega has threatened to...
TMEA signs $25,000 partner support agreement
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).
EALA Committee in Burundi to assess safety and security on Lake Tanganyika
The East African Legislative Assembly members of the Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution kicked off their assessment activity on Tuesday 8th March, 2022 in Bujumbura to assess the measures instituted by the partner states for the safety and security of movement of people and goods on Tanganyika.
The committee included Burundi’s Hon....
Burundi’s ace signs for Irish Glentoran
Burundi’s play maker Gael Bigirimana completed his transfer to an Irish premiership football club Gletoran Football Club last Tuesday for undisclosed fee.
The Burundians talisman was a free agent by the time the Irish based club Glentoran Football Club moved to recruit him.
In a statement released last Tuesday, the Irish...
28 years of Burundi national unity.
28 years since Burundians voted for the charter of national unity in a referendum conducted on February 1991
Street vendors given 4 days to leave the streets
The mayor of Bujumbura Jimmy Hatungimana has given street vendors an ultimatum to leave the streets during his routine visits in Bujumbura on Thursday this week.
While in Rohero in one of the busiest streets, Bujumbura mayor gave four days for all the street vendors to leave the streets and relocate to markets or...
Q and A with Professor Salomon Nsabimana on Burundi meeting the Competition Policy
Professor Salomon Nsabimana is a 48 year old macro economist, lecturer at the University of Burundi, a consultant and among the experts that drafted the Burundi National Development Plan 2018-2027.
He spoke to Burundi Times’ Joella Nichiteretse on what the country should implement in meeting the Competition Policy Protocol of the African Continental Free...
In Photos president Ndayishimiye’s maiden tour countrywide
Accompanied by the First Lady SE Angeline Ndayishimiye, the President of the Republic SE Evariste Ndayishimiye continued his tourism campaign this Thursday January 13th visiting the National Park of Ruvubu, a tourist attraction spreading through the provinces of Muyinga and Cankuzo provinces up to the Tanzanian border on an area of 50,800 ha.
After...
Burundi-DRC Border set to reopen
Gitega is set to reopen border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gatumba located in the western part of the country which is considered as the main economic frontier between the two countries.
This comes after the Burundi government closed the border with DRC in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in...