Burundi’s parliament on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new prime minister after President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned last week of a possible coup plot against him. Security Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca has replaced Alain Guillaume Bunyoni as prime minister after a unanimous vote in parliament, according to the national broadcaster RTNB. Bunyoni’s departure came after President […]
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Senators have said that the current situation is concerning, where Rwandans who worked abroad, mainly in Burundi, are not given pension. They hence called for their access to social security. The call was made on Wednesday, August 10, as the Senate’s Plenary Sitting approved two senior leaders of the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), who […]
Burundi, which marked 60 years of independence on 1 July 2022, ranks as the poorest country on the planet in terms of GDP per capita. This must be understood in the light of a history punctuated by political upheavals. Until 1996, the country lived to the rhythm of coups, massacres and political assassinations – before […]
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Burundi National Day
On behalf of the United States of America, I send my congratulations to the people of the Republic of Burundi as you celebrate 60 years of independence. We look forward to working with you in the years ahead to promote the protection of human rights, regional peace and stability, and economic development. Antony J. Blinken, […]
BRAVE Warriors assistant coach Paulus Shipanga and midfielder, Dynamo Fredericks will miss today’s Afcon qualifying match against Burundi due to Covid-19. The Namibia Football Association reported that the two had tested positive for Covid-19. “This is a huge blow to the team even though we had measures in place to avoid such incidents but there […]
Gitega based Flambeau du Centre FC are the 2021/2022 Burundi Primus Premier League champions. Flambeau du Centre FC defeated Athletico New Oil Football Academy 2-1 in their last League match played on Saturday at the Umuco Stadium. Leonard Gakwaya gave Flambeau du Centre the lead after 38 minutes, before Arafat Yasser Tuyisenge leveled matters for […]
CRDB Bank Burundi is looking ahead to further consolidate its position in Bujumbura as it marks 10 years of operations later this year. The bank currently has a capital of 19 million US dollars compared to 13 million US dollars when entering Bujumbura market in 2012. CRDB Burundi Managing Director, Mr Fredrick Siwale said in […]
Critics say state-backed farming cooperatives have become a tool for recruiting people into the ruling party and are sowing division. When Jean Niyangabo, 33, returned to his hometown in Muhuta, southwest Burundi, a few years ago, he resolved to begin farming. He had run out of money in the capital Bujumbura trying to pursue a […]
Uganda and Burundi have held their first ever business forum as one of the way to bolster relations between the two countries but also encourage trade. The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba represented the Ugandan minister for trade, Francis Mwebesa. Nabakooba said for many years, Uganda and Burundi have been engaged […]
Uganda has opened a new chancery building at its Embassy in Bujumbura, the Burundian capital. The building was commissioned by President Museveni’s special envoy, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda who hailed the excellent cordial and bilateral relations between Uganda and Burundi which he said are historic in nature founded on shared principles of Pan Africanism and regional […]
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The country is rehabilitating its global image, but do its domestic reforms hold up to scrutiny? Since his inauguration in 2020, President Évariste Ndayishimiye has introduced a raft of foreign and domestic policy reforms to salvage Burundi’s international reputation and restore economic partnerships. His efforts seem to be paying off, with the European Union (EU) […]
Since 2015, crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and the US have held back the economy of Burundi, a landlocked country of 12.5 million people in east Africa. The sanctions were imposed in response to the government’s violation of human rights as well as violence. We asked professor of international studies David Kiwuwa […]
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Tanzania: Tz-Burundi SGR – Why It Matters
SOME economic and transport professionals on Monday welcomed the signed agreement between Tanzania and Burundi for the construction of railway to link the two countries, saying the envisaged infrastructure will significantly boost trade and economies. The two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a 282-kilometer (175-mile) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), to cost […]
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Burundi Prison Fire Kills Dozens
A huge fire tore through an overcrowded prison in Burundi, claiming 38 lives and injuring many more. At least 38 people have died in a fire in an overcrowded Burundi prison. The country’s vice president, Prosper Bazombanza, says more than 60 other detainees have been injured in the blaze at the central prison in Gitega […]
The East African Community has lost any hope of resolving the political differences between Uganda and Rwanda, which led to the closure of the common border in 2019, due to the lack of political for dialogue. This has emerged as tension continues to simmer between the two former allies as bilateral trade suffers. Rwanda is […]
The US on Thursday lifted sanctions imposed on Burundi since 2015 when violent protests erupted against then president Pierre Nkurunziza. More than one thousand people died and many others were injured. During the 2015 political crisis, Burundian security forces and top government officials were accused of gross human right violations. On November 22, 2015, the […]
The President today revoked an Executive Order, thereby terminating the Burundi sanctions program and related visa restrictions. As a result, the sanctions and visa restrictions imposed on the eleven individuals designated under this program have been lifted. This decision reflects the changed circumstances in Burundi and President Ndayishimiye’s pursuit of reforms across multiple sectors over […]