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Burundi Embraces Digital Trade to realize AfCFTA

In a significant boost to Burundi's trade ambitions, the East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with the EU Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) and

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UN Human Rights chief happy with tenacity of Afghans during visit to Kabul

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has lauded the “spirit and tenacity” shown by the Afghans to protect their rights.

World Bank: Gender disparity still high

Women enjoy fewer than two-thirds the rights of men. A new World Bank Group report shows that global gender...

Nkurunziza grants amnesty to inmates

Granting amnesty to prisoners has been one of the incumbent’s tradition practiced during the New Year’s Eve. PHOTO| FILE.

Burundi accuses Rwanda as the latest attack injures 38

The spokesperson of the Burundi ministry of Interior and public security, Pierre Nkurikiye this Saturday May 11th revealed that atleast 38

U.S. approves possible sale of military assistance to Taiwan

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of military technical assistance to Taiwan worth an...

India to continue buying oil from Russia as ties deepen

India will continue buying Russian oil as it is advantageous for the country, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has said during his first...

Afghanistan doctors demand for full pay

Medics staged protests in Afghanistan, to demand their full pay. The doctors and other employees at a COVID-19 hospital over nonpayment of...

Census deadline for foreign nationals in Burundi extended

The Burundi Ministry of the Interior, Community Development and Public Security released a statement this Thursday 28 March 2024 extending the deadline...

Burundi-Tanzania border reopens for travelers

Burundi Tanzania borders of Kober-Kabanga and Mugina were earlier this week reopened after the Burundian authority announced that the borders were now...

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Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained

Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African state's election

Understanding Burundi’s Call for Reparations from Germany

The Burundian Senate held a public conference on Tuesday, Jan. 28, with ambassadors, representatives from religious organizations, political parties, and independent groups,...

Clergies required to have a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Burundi

Religious leaders in Burundi will be required to have at least a bachelor’s degree in order to be able to lead worshiping...

No Nkurunziza for 2020 elections despite calls to contest

Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza on 7th June 2018 announced that he will not contest in the next year’s general elections after serving his...

UN High Commissioner must release report on China’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet should release her office’s long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity in...

2 killed as police launches investigation in Bujumbura

Burundi ministry of internal affairs and public security said that on Tuesday two dead bodies were found in one of the Bujumbura suburbs in Gatunguru. According to the spokesman of...

BUSINESS

UN Labor Agency warns of safety risks amid AI revolution, cites opportunities for safer workplaces

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ labor agency is urging governments and businesses to strengthen oversight of artificial intelligence and automation technologies...

World Bank Expands Private Sector Investment Lab for Job Creation

WASHINGTON — The World Bank Group on Wednesday launched the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab, broadening both its membership...

Burundi’s Central Bank aims for full digital transformation

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) is moving ahead with its ambitious plan to fully digitize the...

Food prices soar amid rising inflation in Burundi

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi's annual inflation rate rose to 40.9% in March 2025, up from 39.7% the previous month, driven largely by...

IMF urges urgent reforms as inflation hits 39% in Burundi

Fund warns of macroeconomic instability, calls for unified exchange rate and tighter monetary policy BUJUMBURA, Burundi The International Monetary...
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UN Security Council Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Rwanda and M23 from Eastern DRC

UNITED NATIONS (Feb. 21, 2025) — The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel group and demanded...

Business Leaders Set Priorities for Enhanced East African Trade and Investment

Regional business leaders recently engaged with the new EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva, during the EABC CEOs-EAC Secretary

Government Price Cuts Fail to Boost Corn Sales in Burundi

Officials in Burundi’s Kayanza Province are grappling with a corn storage crisis as demand for last year’s harvest remains low. Corn produced in...

Burundi steps up to curb COVID-19 as the country celebrates 58 years of independence

Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye while being driven past the troops during the Independence day celebrations in Bujumbura on July 1st,2020. PHOTO| Presidency

Biodiversity conference moved from China to Canada: UN

A major biodiversity summit delayed due to the pandemic will be held in Montreal, Canada instead of China as planned, the UN said...

COVID-19 cases hits a hundred in Burundi

The current tally of Coronavirus cases in Burundi now stands at 104 of which 29 still active, 71 recovered and discharged and one...

Two Ugandans gunned down by Rwanda police

Kigali indicated that the deceased were identified as Job Ebindishanga aged 32 and Bosco Tuheirwe 35. PHOTO| FILE Two...

Burundi’s Ezechiel takes oath in the Regional Assembly

Burundi’s minister for East African Community (EAC) Ezechiel Nibigira has this Wednesday 30th September 2020 swear in as an ex-officio in the East...

Fresh floods hit flood victims in Burundi 

In one of the suburbs in the outskirts of Burundi’s commercial city Bujumbura, schools have turned into shelters as floods left the 2020...

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