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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 for former and late leader Pierre Nkurunziza. “All the borders of Burundi with its neighboring countries are open. Burundi is a country where everyone can enter and leave freely,” the […]
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 a sustainable, pragmatic and realistic solution” to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was expressed in a joint statement issued after a meeting in Rabat between the Burundian […]
Kenya has deployed forces in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of regional mobilization to help end activities of rebel groups in the East of the second largest African country reeling with insecurity caused by armed groups. The boots are posted in Ishasha, a locality near the border with Uganda, […]
Disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of millions of Africans to survive, more than 60 farmers’ associations from 11 Central African countries have warned. Calling on the region’s governments to help people cope with food shortages, the farmers say scarcity, high prices and a worsening economic situation […]
The Burundian National Assembly on Wednesday approved the choice of Gervais Ndirakobuca as the new Prime minister of Burundi. The entire house, 113 lawmakers, validated the candidacy of the head of national police proposed by incumbent leader Evariste Ndayishimiye. Ndirakobuca replaces General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni who five days ago was indirectly accused by the head of […]
At least three people were killed and dozens wounded Monday night in a series of explosions in Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, the latest in a string of attacks in the country, police and media said. The explosions come a day after a deadly grenade explosion in a bar in the Burundian capital, Gitega, and mortar […]
Burundian diplomat Benjamin Ndagimana presented this Tuesday his consular credentials as Consul General of Burundi in Laayoune. The diplomat presented his consular documents to Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita at a meeting Tuesday in Rabat. In a statement to the press, Ndagimana said he would take his duties as Consul General in […]
Several African Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed Monday their respective countries’ support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to its efforts to reach a settlement to the Sahara issue This came in separate talks the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held remotely with several African peers, including Equatorial Guinea’s Simeón Oyono Esono Angue; Burundia’s Albert Shingiro; […]
Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Albert Shingiro reiterated, Thursday in Rabat, his country’s support for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and its national unity in accordance with the UN Charter, and reaffirmed Burundi’s support for the exclusive settlement of the Sahara issue by the United Nations through the autonomy […]
Morocco has decided to open an embassy in Morocco and Burundi welcomed the move, saying the representation will be a diplomatic bridge between the two countries. The embassy will be located in Bujumbura, Burundi’s economic capital. Burundi “welcomes the decision of the Kingdom of Morocco to open an Embassy in Burundi with residence […]