Politics

South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit this Friday landed at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura where he is expected to meet Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye to address the growing tension between Burundi-Rwanda relations and the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the first time the South Sudan president Salva...

Mr. Nkurikiye said that investigation was launched in efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice and that one suspect was arrested linked with the attack. PHOTO| FILE At least twelve people were injured after a grenade attack in one of the most populated suburbs Kamenge located in Bujumbura. Burundi’s public security...

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye landed this Tuesday in  Kinshasa for consultations on Peace and Security in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  According to the Burundi presidency, president Ndayishimiye traveled to Kinshasa as part of the consultations in his capacity, “as President of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic...

The South Sudan East African Community (EAC) Affairs minister and Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers Deng Alor Kuol last Thursday announced that an Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State will be held virtually on April 15th 2024 to consider the appointment of the new EAC Secretary General. “On 18th March,...

At least two officials from EAC member states are expected to arrive in Bujumbura by January 13th in order to conduct the consultation meeting. PHOTO| FILE Burundi is set to host a five day consultation meeting for drafting the East African Community (EAC) Political Confederation Constitution which is expected to start on 14th January 2020.

Local authorities in Kirundo province have accused Rwanda’s navy for kidnapping two Burundian fishermen while on Lake Rweru on March 1st and 2nd around 21hrs local time, authorities say that the two fishermen who are Burundian nationals were kidnapped by the Rwandan navy forces and beaten and were released on the same night with injuries all over...

Burundi is set to host the 23rd COMESA Heads of State  Summit after the signing of the Host Agreement between the government and the COMESA Secretariat.

Burundi’s president Evariste Ndayishimiye has accused Rwanda of sheltering, training, financing the armed group that has continued to carry out attacks in Burundi.

The voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees from neighboring countries has gained momentum as more than seven hundred Burundian refugees were repatriated from the refugee camps in Tanzania last Thursday 17.09.2020 despite COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Burundian government the exercise is conducted through the tripartite agreement between the UNHCR, Burundi and Tanzanian government.

Burundi and Uganda held a 3rd session of the Joint permanent commission in Bujumbura to review and take stock of implications of the decisions made during the second session, and recommend new areas of operations and improving the bilateral relations and livelihood of their people. At Kiriri Garden hotel in Bujumbura last week, Burundi and...