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Burundi has launched a new initiative focused on the “One Health” approach, aiming to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response across human, animal, and environmental sectors. The program, which is a collaboration between the Burundian government, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), was officially introduced during a planning workshop in...

Burundi’s passport has dropped to the 92nd position in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, ranking among the least powerful in terms of visa-free travel. The country's passport, which allows access to 50 destinations without a visa, fell two spots from the 90th position it held in 2024. The 2025 index, compiled by global citizenship...

In 2025, Singapore has reclaimed its crown as the world’s most powerful passport with visa-free access to an extraordinary 195 of the 227 global destinations included in the list. As reliable as fireworks at midnight to ring in January 1st, the new year also brings with it the annual results of the Henley Passport Index....

Swiss glaciers, once a symbol of the Alps' enduring beauty, are rapidly vanishing, with their volume shrinking by 10% between 2022 and 2023 alone. A September 2023 study by the Swiss Academy of Sciences paints a bleak picture of the ongoing glacial retreat, a process that is accelerating far faster than many anticipated. In fact, experts claim...

An interim report by United Nations experts, released Wednesday, has outlined how the M23 rebel group, with alleged support from neighboring Rwanda, has seized towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and established parallel governance structures to control key mines and trade routes since April. The ongoing violence in eastern Congo persists despite...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reassured the public that the risk of avian influenza, or bird flu, remains low, despite the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus in Louisiana. WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris said the virus is "not circulating in humans but jumping into humans" through exposure to poultry or...

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye visited several mining sites in the country's central and eastern regions on Saturday, calling for reforms in the sector and encouraging the youth to engage in productive work. Ndayishimiye began his visit at the Nyabikere cassiterite mining site in Karusi Province, operated by the Shishikara Light Cooperative. During the visit,...

The government of Burundi has granted a mining permit for cassiterite, Colombo-tantalite, and associated minerals in the Murehe area of Busoni Commune, Kirundo Province, to SOTREVO Mining Company Limited, following an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday, December 23, 2024. The meeting, chaired by President Evariste Ndayishimiye, focused on a single...

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi visited Burundi on Sunday in what the Burundi State House described as a "friendly visit" aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two nations. “This marks a new impetus for multi-sectoral cooperation within both bilateral and regional frameworks,” the State House said in a post on X,...

Former Burundi Vice President Gervais Rufyikiri has returned to the country after nearly nine years in exile. Rufyikiri fled Burundi in 2015 amid the political crisis triggered by then-President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a controversial third term in office. At the time, Rufyikiri, who was serving as second vice president, opposed Nkurunziza’s bid and fled the...