Burundi
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:51:03 GMTSamia's State Visit to Burundi - Smooth Trade Beckons
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has instructed the Minister for Industry and Trade Prof Kitila Mkumbo to work on all barriers facing the Tanzanian and Burundian business community.
Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:21:56 GMTFrom the Field - a Flood of Humanitarian Needs for Burundi Lake Dwellers
[UN News] Some 52,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Burundi since March this year, following the rise of waters in Lake Tanganyika in East Africa and most need humanitarian assistance, according to the UN's International Organization for ...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:09:31 GMTTanzania, Burundi Eye Closer Links
[Daily News] TANZANIA and Burundi have agreed to implement infrastructure projects that connect the two countries, in a grand move that will continue facilitating the movement of people, goods, and services.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:16:21 GMTSamia in Burundi to Cement Trade and Diplomatic Ties
[East African] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday landed at the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura for a two-day official visit in which she is expected to market her country as an investment destination and sign bilat...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:29:00 GMTTanzanian President Samia Suluhu Heads to Burundi
[East African] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected in Burundi Friday for a two-day State visit.
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:37:04 GMTPresident Samia Heading to Burundi On Two-Day State Visit
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan will on July 16, 2021 travel to Burundi for a two-day State visit, Sate House Directorate has announced.
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:33:41 GMTPresident Samia Visits Burundi to Boost Ties
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan will make a two-day State visit to Burundi to strengthen relations with the eastern African neighboring country.
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:00:46 GMTBurundian Refugees Leave Kakuma Voluntarily
[Nation] Burundian refugees who agree to return to their country from the Kakuma camp in Turkana will be facilitated to go back home, as officials intensified a campaign for voluntary repatriation.
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:12:25 GMTDRC and Burundi Sign Trade, Development Agreements
[East African] Kinshasa -- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi have signed vital agreements aimed at strengthening their ties.
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:45:22 GMTBurundi President in DR Congo to Boost Ties
[East African] Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has made a three-day State visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to strengthen relations between the two neighbours.
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:46:14 GMTBurundi President in DRC for a Three-Day State Visit
[Nation] Kinshasa
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:13:04 GMTEmbracing the Batwa - Hard Lessons in Inclusivity
[East African] History has not been kind to the Batwa, the minority community of the Great Lakes region. Whether in Uganda, Rwanda, DR Congo or Burundi, old or young, their misery is deep and shared, like a culture.
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:16:38 GMTCharm Offensive or Real Change?
[Crisis Group] In his year in office, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has shown an appetite for reform and re-engagement with international partners. In this Q &A, Crisis Group experts assess whether ruling-party hardliners will hold the co...
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:20:36 GMTRwanda Ready to Restore Ties With Burundi - PM Ngirente
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has reiterated Rwanda's commitment to restore ties with Burundi, six years after a rift between the two countries emerged.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:43:20 GMTRelease of Germain Rukuki a Victory for Human Rights
[AI London] Reacting to news that Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki has been released after serving more than four years in prison, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:36:45 GMTPremier Ngirente in Bujumbura for Independence Day Celebrations
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente is in Bujumbura, Burundi where he is attending the celebrations of Independence Day, according to his office.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:12:21 GMTBurundi National Day
[State Department] On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Burundi as you celebrate 59 years of independence.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:20:39 GMTEU to Lift Financial Sanctions
[Cameroon Tribune] The move Follows the country's remarkable improvement on human rights and governance.
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:18:53 GMTHuman Rights Activist's 32-Year Jail Sentence Reduced to One Year
[AI London] Germain Rukuki given hefty jail term on 'trumped-up' national security charges in 2018 Human rights defender has been subject of intensive Amnesty campaigning 'Germain should never have been jailed in the first place' - Deprose Muchena
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:40:04 GMTCPJ, Rights Groups Call On the EU to Uphold Burundi Human Rights Commitments, Including Press Freedom
[New Dawn] The Committee to Protect Journalists and other human rights groups on Monday, June 21, 2021, called on European Union High Representative Josep Borrell and EU foreign ministers in a letter to uphold benchmarks set in 2016 when the EU suspe...
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:04:45 GMTCPJ, Rights Groups Call On EU to Uphold Burundi Human Rights Commitments, Including Press Freedom
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists and other human rights groups today called on European Union High Representative Josep Borrell and EU foreign ministers in a letter to uphold benchmarks set in 2016 when the EU suspended direct financial sup...
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:17:41 GMTThe EU Should Honor Its Commitments to Human Rights in Burundi
[HRW] Open Letter
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:26:34 GMTBurundi Seeks New Direction One Year After President's Death
[DW] As President Evariste Ndayishimiye marks one year in office, Burundi is trying to move out of regional isolation. But human rights abuses and a repressive regime are still a cause for concern.
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:01:36 GMTReforms, Not Gestures, Are Needed to Solve Burundi's Human Rights Crisis
[HRW] Interview: Reforms, Not Gestures, Are Needed to Solve Burundi's Human Rights Crisis President Évariste Ndayishimiye Has Yet to Deliver Change
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:10:45 GMTCountry Seeks New Direction A Year After President's Death
[DW] As President Evariste Ndayishimiye marks one year in office, Burundi is trying to move out of regional isolation. But human rights abuses and a repressive regime are still a cause for concern.