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 president at the helm of the community
Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye is now the chairman of the East African Community Heads of State summit after Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta’s one year tenure came to an end.
“We need to showcase what we can produce so we won’t need to import some goods from China or other countries outside the continent,” said...
Ndayishimiye: I will walk in his foot steps
Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye said that he will follow the footsteps of his predecessor the late Pierre Nkurunziza for a United and peaceful Burundi.
The comments came during the commemoration of the one year anniversary since the death of the late president Pierre Nkurunziza in Jun,8 2020.
“Since I met...
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 cabinet sworn in, all set for the new government
In front of the president, constitutional court and the law makers, the new Burundi cabinet was sworn in after the former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni was relieved from his duties, earlier on Wedneday the parliament voted for the new Prime Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca.
Alain Guillaume Bunyoni’s impeachment meant that the whole cabinet left...
Burundi Army accuses media of false information
The Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) spokesman colonel Biyereke Floribert said that there has been ongoing misinformation about the deployment of Burundian army in DRC in efforts to restore peace and stability in the newly annexed East African member state.
In his statement that was released on Friday August 26th, the army spokesman said...
Burundi president relieves OTRACO chief from duty
Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye has relieved the Director General of Otraco (Public Transport Office) Albert Maniratunga for failure to deliver the decentralization of issuing Technical Control licenses of vehicles in the provinces of Gitega, Ngozi and Bururi provinces.
“So all of those who need the license have to travel to Bujumbura.. do you how...
Burundi appeals over EALA Speaker’s election
EACJ Judges during Burundi's appeal on the election of the EALA speaker in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday 20th 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes.
After Burundi lodged an appeal in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on August 26th. 2019 on the election of the East African Legislative Assembly Speaker (EALA) Martin Ngoga, the hearing...
Burundi accuses Rwanda of attacking its military position
Burundi and Rwandan police greeting each other in 2018 at the Ruhwa border post located in Cibitoke province. PHOTO|Burundi Times
Burundi government has accused neighboring Rwanda of attacking a military position in Cibitoke province that borders Rwanda. While speaking to the State owned television, Major Emmanuel Gahongano from the defense ministry said that...
President Nkurunziza marks 4 years at the helm after re-election
Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza at the state house in Bujumbura on February 19, 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes
Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday marked four years since he was sworn in for another five year term that runs until 2020, the 2015 re-election of the incumbent president had sparked a political crisis in the...