Health & Science

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — For two decades, they were the undisputed rulers of their forest. A chimpanzee community numbering around 200 individuals dominated rival...

The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a public warning following the recall of several brands of infant milk, including Aptamil and Nursie...

Vaccination efforts for preventable diseases have saved more than 150 million lives worldwide over the past half‑century, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as...

More than 680 delegates expected as leaders gather to chart region's artificial intelligence futureEast Africa's premier science and technology gathering will convene next week...

Health authorities say 8,735 tuberculosis cases were recorded in 2025; drug-resistant TB cure rate hit 81% the prior yearBUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi’s Ministry of...

Burundi’s first fast-charging station for electric vehicles powered by solar energy was officially inaugurated on March 13 in Bujumbura, marking a step toward expanding...

Officials from nine African countries, including Burundi, convened Feb. 10–12 in Nairobi for the ASCENT Carbon Days 2026 forum, a regional meeting focused on...

The United States and Burundi have signed a five-year health cooperation agreement worth nearly $156 million aimed at strengthening the country’s health system, expanding...

Burundi’s Ministry of Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of seasonal influenza affecting several parts of the country, with schools among the most impacted,...

Burundi recorded an estimated 5,338,608 malaria cases and 644 deaths in 2025, according to World Health Organization figures, underscoring the endemic disease’s heavy toll...