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Tag: Burundi
Burundi-DRC-Tanzania cross-border electrified railway to speed up intra-African trade
Burundi and Tanzania have floated a tender for designing and constructing about 282 kilometers of electrified railway, part of East Africa’s wider cross-border electric railway ... Read More
Burundi: Nearly 1.5 million people need humanitarian aid – UN
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, indicated Monday that 1.5 million in Burundi need urgent humanitarian aid amounting to $194.2 ... Read More
Burundi: Four human rights activists arrested before takeoff at Bujumbura airport
Burundi’s authorities have detained four human rights activists about to fly from Bujumbura airport to Uganda for a conference. Audace Havyarimana, legal representative of the ... Read More
Burundi makes national language Kirundi official language
Kirundi, a largely spoken national language in Burundi also known as Rundi, has become official language in the African country after leader instructed its use ... Read More
Burundi: President calls out corruption in state administration during ruling party’s rally
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye slammed corruption within the government and state administration, during the congress of his party which has been in power since 2005. ... Read More
Burundi declares cholera outbreak in capital Bujumbura
Burundi’s minister of Public Health Sylvie Nzeyimana has declared cholera outbreak in capital Bujumbura, after dozens of cases have been spotted late last week. Her ... Read More
Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta appointed to mediate crisis in Eastern DRC
The leaders of East African Community, EAC, have appointed former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta to broker political negotiations to end the security crisis in the ... Read More
DRC: Kenyan troops join regional military intervention against rebels
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday the deployment of Kenyan troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional military intervention ... Read More
Burundi re-opens borders with all neighbors including Rwanda
Burundi has reopened borders with its neighbors including Rwanda with whom it has had sour relations since 2015 over accusations that Kigali provides safe haven ... Read More
Sahara: Burundi reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, autonomy plan
Burundi reaffirmed, on Wednesday in Rabat, its commitment to the principle of Morocco's territorial integrity, while considering the autonomy plan as "the basis for achieving ... Read More