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EAC confronts decade-long stagnation in intra-regional trade

Senior officials from the East African Community met Thursday to address a persistent challenge facing the bloc, trade among member states has...

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EAC confronts decade-long stagnation in intra-regional trade

Senior officials from the East African Community met Thursday to address a persistent challenge facing the bloc, trade among member states has...

More than 3,000 Burundian returnees arrive at Nyabitare as repatriations from Tanzania continue

The U.N. refugee agency says 3,088 Burundians have arrived at the Nyabitare transit center after spending more than a decade in refugee...

Crescent moon ushers in start of Ramadan observance

Muslims in several parts of the world will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday after authorities in Saudi Arabia...

Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights icon who battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr., negotiated global...

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s triumphant homecoming marks Burundi’s AU milestone

Burundi’s president returned home Sunday after being elected chairperson of the African Union, greeted along the route from the international airport by...

Burundi modernizes financial crime defense as Central Bank issues new AML/CFT rules

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) has issued a new regulatory framework strengthening the country’s fight against money laundering and...

Burundi modernizes financial crime defense as Central Bank issues new AML/CFT rules

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) has issued a new regulatory framework strengthening the country’s fight against money laundering and...

What Evariste Ndayishimiye’s role as AU chair means

Évariste Ndayishimiye was formally elected chairperson of the African Union for 2026 during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads...

Burundi poised to gain from regional carbon markets as ASCENT Climate Forum opens in Nairobi

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

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More than 3,000 Burundian returnees arrive at Nyabitare as repatriations from Tanzania continue

The U.N. refugee agency says 3,088 Burundians have arrived at the Nyabitare transit center after spending more than a decade in refugee...

Évariste Ndayishimiye’s triumphant homecoming marks Burundi’s AU milestone

Burundi’s president returned home Sunday after being elected chairperson of the African Union, greeted along the route from the international airport by...

What Evariste Ndayishimiye’s role as AU chair means

Évariste Ndayishimiye was formally elected chairperson of the African Union for 2026 during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads...

Burundi among lower-ranked EAC countries in latest global corruption index

Burundi remains among the lower-ranked countries in the East African Community (EAC) in Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), highlighting ongoing...

Crisis Group warns of fully blown inter-state conflict risk between Burundi and Rwanda

The International Crisis Group has warned that escalating tensions between Burundi and Rwanda, fueled by the worsening conflict in eastern Democratic Republic...

Burundi poised to gain from regional carbon markets as ASCENT Climate Forum opens in Nairobi

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 expanding clean-energy access and helping countries tap carbon markets...

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EAC confronts decade-long stagnation in intra-regional trade

Senior officials from the East African Community met Thursday to address a persistent challenge facing the bloc, trade among member states has...

Burundi modernizes financial crime defense as Central Bank issues new AML/CFT rules

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) has issued a new regulatory framework strengthening the country’s fight against money laundering and...

Burundi poised to gain from regional carbon markets as ASCENT Climate Forum opens in Nairobi

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

SOPEBU expands digital monitoring of public transport vehicles in Burundi

Burundi’s petroleum supply agency, SOPEBU, met Monday with owners of 114 public transport vehicles after data showed possible irregularities in fuel usage.

African billionaire Aliko Dangote visits Burundi

African business magnate Aliko Dangote visited Burundi this Saturday as part of a high-level Nigerian and African economic delegation, in a trip...

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Vital’o FC edge Bumamuru FC as President Ndayishimiye inaugurates FIFA-recognized Intwari Stadium

Vital’o FC marked a historic day for Burundian football with a 2-1 victory over Bumamuru FC in a competitive match played ahead of...

Senegal retain AFCON crown as CAF rejects Morocco Protest, issues Sanctions

The Confederation of African Football disciplinary board on Thursday imposed suspensions and fines on the Senegalese and Moroccan football federations and several players...

Morocco stays Africa’s top team in latest FIFA rankings as AFCON champions Senegal climb

Morocco climbed to a record eighth place in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings, released this week following the Africa Cup of Nations,...

Senegal beats Morocco 1-0 in extra time to win 2025 AFCON after dramatic final

Pape Gueye fired a stunning extra-time winner as Senegal defeated host nation Morocco 1-0 on Sunday to claim the 2025 Africa Cup of...
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