IOM distributes emergency aid to families stranded
On Tuesday 25 May 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and humanitarian partners distributed emergency aid to newly displaced households due to new floods caused by the constant rise of Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River.
The recent floods have caused further displacement of people and destruction of property. Coordinated by the Directorate...
Intra-EAC trade grows to more than $10billion
Intra-regional trade within the East African Community (EAC) is on an upward trajectory standing at $10.17 billion in September 2022 according the EAC Secretariat. The intra-EAC trade, accounting for imports and exports between the seven community’s Partner States grew from 13 percent in 2019 at a value of US$7.1 billion to 15 percent in 2021 at a...
“Middle-Income Trap” Hinders Progress in 108 Developing Countries
More than 100 countries including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa—face serious obstacles that could hinder their efforts to become high-income countries in
3 missing after landslide in Rumonge
The Burundi police confirmed that atleast 3 people went missing in Rumonge province after a landslide that was caused by the heavy rain last Saturday evening October 21st.
DRC: 43 killed in Goma protests
UN Human Rights office said that it is concerned with the killing of at least 43 including a policeman,
COMESA Agency scraps 12 Anti-Competition Trade Agreements
Other sectors in which the Commission reviewed were distribution agreements affecting alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and the fast-moving consumer goods. PHOTO| FILE.
More than twelve trade agreements which have been operational in the Common Market for several years have been banned for being anti-competition. The action was taken by the COMESA Competition Commission...
Burundi’s Ndayishimiye arrives in Dakar ahead of the summit
Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye this Tuesday arrived in Senegal’s capital Dakar to participate in the second edition of the Dakar Summit on food in Africa.
“The President of the Republic will be accompanied by the First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye,” a statement reads from the office of president’s spokesperson.
The president was...
Burundi records eight new COVID-19 cases
Patients who had tested positive early this month were retested and four of them tested negative and said to have recovered. PHOTO|FILE.
Burundi’s health ministry this Tuesday reported eight new COVID-19 cases from the 158 people who were tested for the virus including the contact tracing which that was made from the previous COVID-19...
Burundi’s President Calls for National Hygiene Initiative
On August 10, 2024, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye conducted an inspection of various public and
EAC Calls for Swift Adoption of Air Transport Liberalisation to Boost Regional Growth
The East African Community (EAC) is calling for swift action on air transport liberalisation to enhance regional