Politics

The government of Burundi has deplored the conduct of 140 Burundian nationals who traveled to Serbia for work and later disappeared after discarding their passports, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Édouard Bizimana. Bizimana said Serbian authorities recovered the passports and handed them over to Burundi’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We deplore...

Former Burundian prime minister Alain‑Guillaume Bunyoni has been provisionally released from detention on medical grounds, judicial sources and relatives said Wednesday, after the once-powerful general’s health deteriorated while serving a life sentence. Bunyoni, who served as prime minister from June 2020 to September 2022 under President Évariste Ndayishimiye, had been imprisoned after being convicted of charges including...

Officials from the Government of Burundi and representatives of U.S. mining companies signed a cooperation agreement Tuesday at the United States Department of State in Washington, marking what both sides described as a step toward strengthening investment and collaboration in Burundi’s mining sector. According to a statement shared by the Embassy of Burundi in...

More than 20,000 Burundian women and girls have left the country for domestic work in Saudi Arabia since 2023, a migration trend that advocates say offers economic opportunity but also exposes some workers to exploitation and abuse. The figure was released on Monday by the National Observatory for the Fight Against Transnational Crime (ONLCT)...

Somalia and South Sudan have missed out on securing top leadership positions within the East African Community (EAC) following decisions taken during the bloc’s 25th Ordinary Summit in Arusha. The development came as regional leaders adopted stricter governance and financial compliance expectations for member states seeking to occupy senior roles within the Community’s institutions.

Regional leaders have approved a new financing model for the East African Community (EAC) that shifts the bloc toward an equity-based contribution system while granting a 50 percent waiver on accumulated arrears owed by partner states. The decision was adopted during the 25th Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State in Arusha, where...

The Secretary General of the East African Community, Veronica Nduva, said on Friday that Burundi has remitted part of its financial obligations to the regional bloc, as the organization continues to grapple with a major budget deficit caused by delayed contributions from member states. Speaking during a press briefing with journalists at...

Leaders of the East African Community are expected to gather in Arusha this weekend for a summit of heads of state, although the presidents of the Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will not attend in person, the regional bloc’s Secretary General said Friday. Veronica Nduva, Secretary General of the EAC, told...

Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza was released from prison Wednesday after nearly two years in detention, following a court order granting her provisional freedom while her appeal continues, according to her lawyer and press freedom organizations. Muhoza, a reporter for the online news outlet La Nova Burundi, was freed on March 4 after a...

East African Community heads of state will convene for their 25th Ordinary Summit on March 7 in Arusha, officials said Monday, as the regional bloc seeks to revive momentum for integration after a previously postponed meeting and amid persistent geopolitical tensions in the Great Lakes region. The summit, to be held under the theme...