Burundi’s Avocado Revolution: Farmers Unite for Fair Prices
Burundi’s avocado farmers have transformed their industry through collective action and government support. Previously earning a mere 10 cents per kilogram, farmers now receive about […]
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Mpox: 171 cases reported in Burundi
Burundi’s Health Minister announced a total of 171 confirmed cases of mpox on August 22, with the first cases reported just last month. According to […]
Burundi: 2024/25 Budget to Increase by Nearly 16% Due to Unfreezing of Civil Servants’ Salary Bonuses
Burundi’s Finance Minister, Audace Niyonzima, announced on Thursday that the country’s budget for the 2024/25 financial year, starting in July, will increase by 15.9% to […]
Floods Cause Widespread Destruction in East Africa, with Burundi Bearing the Brunt
Deadly floods are devastating many parts of East Africa due to heavy rainfall, prompting Burundi to seek international aid. Lake Tanganyika’s rising waters have submerged […]
Burundi closes its land borders with neighboring Rwanda indefinitely
Nothing goes well between Gitega and Kigali… Burundi announced mid-afternoon on Thursday January 11 that it was closing all its land borders with Rwanda, according […]
Twenty dead in a rebel attack in the west, according to the Burundian government
Twenty people, including 19 civilians, were killed in western Burundi, the government announced on Saturday, in an attack claimed by the RED-Tabara rebel group, which […]
An NGO accuses Burundian soldiers of rape in the DRC
Burundian soldiers deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have “raped and abused Congolese civilians”, a Burundian human rights NGO accused on Friday […]
Somalia joins the Community of East African States
Somalia is now part of the Community of East African States (EAC). This regional organization has a single market, allowing the free movement of goods […]
Former Burundian Prime minister faces life sentence
A life sentence was requested on Thursday November 09 against Burundi’s former all-powerful Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, accused of wanting to “overthrow the constitutional regime”, […]
Rwanda hosts the World Travel and Tourism Summit, an African first
From November 1 to 3, 2023, Rwanda hosts the 23rd World Summit of the World Travel & Tourism Council. A major event organized for the […]