Politics

 Burundi president Evariste Ndayihsimiye during a retreat with senior executives and state executives that took place last weekend, the president vowed for economic reforms that will see the country’s economic growth hit double digits by 2024. “In response to concerns submitted by senior executives of the state regarding the opacity of public procurement procedures...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on an armed group and several companies accused of fueling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through the illicit trade of critical minerals. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the measures target the Coalition des Patriotes Résistants Congolais–Force de Frappe...

Burundi and Rwanda border is accessible to travelers according to the local officials at the border, despite having no any official declaration from Gitega several sources confirmed that the border between the two countries recommenced activities. “Both countries are open in prioritizing their relations. The two countries delegated their special envoys as a sign...

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...

Burundi’s foreign affairs minister Edouard Bizimana accused neighboring Rwanda on Monday of fueling a sharp deterioration in security along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing alleged cross-border attacks, drone strikes and a surge of refugees fleeing renewed violence in eastern Congo. Speaking after a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Bujumbura,...

Burundi’s presidential candidate Francis Rohero spoke with ESPOIR IRADUKUNDA on his ambitions and the country’s challenges ahead of this month’s general elections. How do you want to be known by Burundians? I am 48 year old Burundian. A citizen who stands to bring change after a long journey of teaching leadership.

A Rwandan soldier has been detained in northern Burundi after inadvertently crossing the border, officials from both countries confirmed Wednesday, in an incident that underscores the fragile ties between the two neighbors. The Rwanda Defence Force said Sgt. Sadiki Emmanuel, a driver in the force, “inadvertently strayed across the Gasenyi-Nemba border” on Sept. 24...

Nairobi, Kenya (Feb. 8, 2025) — On a list of 462 Burundian migrants who are expected to be deported from the United States, 11 individuals are currently detained in Nairobi, are at the center of an international human trafficking investigation, according to a press release from the National Observatory for the Fight against Transnational Crime (ONLCT).

The East African Legislative Assembly is now calling on the Council of Ministers to invoke the relevant Treaty provisions to sanction the Partner States that have failed to meet their financial obligations to the Community.

The United Kingdom on Friday urged Burundi to address “serious irregularities” in its June elections and to reopen the UN human rights office, during the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “We urge the government of Burundi to allow full access and to reopen the OHCHR country office,” the...