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Burundi’s upcoming musician Laurette Tetero spoke with Joella Niciteretse on her career and life as a musician in the country’s music industry. PHOTO| FILE How would you like to be known? Someone who recently wrote about people needing a savior to take as role model, a leader. I...

It was revealed on Thursday that Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi had contracted coronavirus, while Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been forced into a period of self-isolation. PHOTO| Getty/Goal The English top-flight has followed the lead of Serie A, La Liga, MLS and Ligue 1 by announcing that all upcoming fixtures will have to...

Senegalese Ace Sadio Mane after receiving his award as African Footballer of the Year 2019. PHOTO| CAF Sadio Mane and Asisat Oshoala were crowned as African Player of the Year and Afrocan Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2019 held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada Egypt on...

Burundi National Assembly (in Orange shirts) while locking horns with Kenyan counterpart during the 10th Inter-Parliamentary games in Uganda's capital Kampala on December 18th, 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes The Burundi National Assembly team thumped their counterparts from Kenya by 7-2 in men’s football at KCCA stadium, thanks to Innocent Niyukuri’s six goal madness that sealed Burundi’s last football...

EALA Volleyball team clashing with the Burundian team in Lugogo MTN Arena on December 16th, 2019 in Kampala (Uganda). PHOTO| Burundi Times The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) team thumped Burundi’s National Assembly on Monday 16th 2019 in the regional Inter-Parliamentary games that’s ongoing in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Burundi started the game...

Members of Parliament from Tanzania trying to take on Burundi in Tug of War at Namboole stadium (Uganda) During the EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games PHOTO| Burundi Times East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) speaker Martin Ngoga with former Tanzanian First Lady Salma Kikwete during the EAC games on Day 6 in Uganda's Namboole Stadium on...

Hosts Uganda (White and Black jersey) taking on East Africa all stars during an opening match in Kampala (Uganda) on December 8th 2019. PHOTO| Burundi Times The 10th East African Inter-Parliamentary games kicked off this Monday December 8th 2019 in Uganda’s capital Kampala, the game will see national parliaments from member states and the...

The 10th East African Inter-Parliamentary games kicked off on this Monday December 8th 2019 in Uganda’s capital Kampala, the game saw national parliaments from member states and the Regional Assembly (EALA) competing in different sports activities including football, netball and volley ball. Burundi drummers entertaining participants during the official opening of the 10th...

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 - four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died...

Tanzania won 3-0 in penalty shootouts with Burundi’s ace Saido Berahino and Gael Bigrimana all misfiring from the spot kick. PHOTO| Burundi Times Burundi’s Intamba mu Rugamba (the Swallows) was on Sunday eliminated in the first round of the qualifiers to the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Tanzania’s Taifa Stars.