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Burundi and Tanzania: Building Africa’s future through partnership
Daily News Tanzania
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July 27, 2025
BUJUMBURA: In an era where Africa seeks to unlock its full potential, few relationships better illustrate the power of regional cooperation than that between Tanzania and Burundi. Once defined primarily by shared history and border proximity, our...
Japan and WFP provide emergency food assistance to families impacted by floods and droughts in Burundi
World Food Programme
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BUJUMBURA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$1 million from the Government of Japan to provide lifesaving food assistance to 18,000 people affected by floods and droughts in Burundi. A ceremony was...
Burundi's ruling party grabs landslide victory in senatorial elections electoral commission
The Peninsula
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July 26, 2025
File photo of Bujumbura, the Capital City Of Burundi. Bujumbura: Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party has won all 10 seats in the Senate following senatorial elections...
President Pezeshkian calls for action against Israeli crimes in Gaza
Iran Front Page
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August 11, 2025
Speaking during the ceremony for the presentation of credentials for new ambassadors from Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal, the president highlighted the alarming continuation and escalation of...
US Embassy probes death of American citizen in Entebbe police cells
Observer
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August 11, 2025
The US Embassy in Kampala is investigating the circumstances under which its citizen, Eric Nkusi, died while in police custody at Entebbe police station. Nkusi, who also has roots in Burundi, was arrested last Friday for overstaying his visa after...
Burundi holds senatorial elections
Xinhua News Agency
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BUJUMBURA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The district councilors elected during Burundi's June 5 elections went to the polls on Wednesday to choose 10 senators -- two from each of the country's five provinces. According to the Burundian constitution, each...
Five Burundians, One Sudanese Found Guilty of Illegal Stay in Malawi
Face of Malawi
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July 29, 2025
235 words • approx. 2 min read The First Grade Magistrate Court in Mzuzu has convicted six foreign nationals, five Burundians, and one Sudanese for breaching Malawi’s immigration laws on 28 July 2025. The convicts were arrested on 27th May 2025 at...
Bujumbura : Faustin Ndikumana calls for the independence of the Burundi Central Bank
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 27, 2025 – The president of the organization Speech and Actions for the Revival of Conscience and Mentality Change (PARCEM), Faustin Ndikumana, launched an urgent appeal earlier this week to guarantee the...
Burundi : where did the $908 million worth of minerals exported to the Emirates go?
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 17, 2025 — Between 2013 and 2023, the United Arab Emirates imported $1.3 billion worth of minerals from Burundi. Yet, according to consolidated figures from the Burundi Central Bank (BRB) and the United Nations...
Church and state clash over pregnant girls in Congolese schools
The Pillar
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July 18, 2025
Church leaders and the Congolese government clashed this week over whether pregnant girls should be allowed to continue their education in Catholic schools. A school in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Patient Rwamigabo/wikimedia CC0. The...
Uvira : 332 Burundian refugees repatriated in the face of hunger and insecurity
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, July 24, 2025 – A total of 332 Burundian refugees, divided into 74 households, have been repatriated to Burundi in recent weeks by the National Commission for Refugees (CNR) in collaboration with the United Nations High...
Lifesaving heart surgery brings hope to children from Burundi and Madagascar
Monaco Life
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July 27, 2025
Two young children have received critical cardiac surgery at the Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco, thanks to the Monaco Collectif Humanitaire (MCH) and its partner associations. Mia, a two-year-old from Burundi, and Fayah, aged nine from...
Top 10 African countries with the largest population of children in 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 27, 2025
At the top of the list is the Central African Republic, where 56.2% of the population is under 18. Other countries with similar demographic structures include Niger (53.3%), Somalia (53.0%), and Mali (52.9%). Africa’s demographic shift: Spotlight...
Burundi : a demographic bomb in a country with a fragile economy
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 15, 2025 – The small east African nation is facing unprecedented population growth. Having grown from 8.5 million inhabitants in 2008 to over 13 million today, Burundi’s population continues to grow, putting a...
Jesuits in Africa Welcome Elevation of Rwanda-Burundi Region to Province
ACI Africa
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July 23, 2025
Fr. Gasigwa, who has been serving the Rwanda-Burundi region since January 2021 as Regional Superior until his recent appointment, previously held several roles, including assistant to the Regional Superior, Treasurer, and Superior of the Centre...
Imprisoned activist MPs in Eswatini highlight a growing crisis of civic freedoms across Africa
Daily Maverick
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July 24, 2025
This month marks four years since Eswatini’s pro-democracy activists and former members of parliament, Mduduzi Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube, were arrested — and one year since they were sentenced under the country’s notorious Suppression of...
Activist urges parliament to prioritize 2025/26 budget amid economic crisis
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 3 hours ago Ter Manyang, the Executive Director of the Juba-based Center for Peace and Advocacy or CPA - COURTESY Ter Manyang, Executive Director of the Centre for Peace and Advocacy, told Eye Radio this morning that...
30m Children Missed Full Course Of Measles Vaccines – WHO
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 24, 2025
News Investigators/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than 30 million children did not receive the full course of vaccines they needed. Its Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the disclosure during an online media conference on...
Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis
Red Pepper
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July 23, 2025
By ENOSH MUHINDO Defraise In Burundi’s Burunga province, the Musenyi refugee camp has become a stark symbol of the humanitarian crisis gripping the Great Lakes region. Home to over 18,000 Congolese refugees fleeing violence in eastern Democratic...
Kungoni Cultural Festival to honour founder Boucher
The Nation Malawi
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July 22, 2025
Organisers of Kungoni Cultural Festival in Dedza say this year’s event will in a special way remember its founder the late Father Claude Boucher. Kungoni Centre for Culture and Art director Father Brendan O’shea said the festival is scheduled for...