China-Burundi "friendship walk" held in Bujumbura

BUJUMBURA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- A China-Burundi friendship walk hosted by the Chinese Embassy and the Burundi-China Friendship Association (ASIBU) was held Saturday in Bujumbura, the Burundian commercial capital. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jiangping, ASIBU …

Burundi : towards the admission of equivalence of diplomas for Congolese refugees

Burundi is preparing to introduce a major measure in favor of the socio-economic integration of Congolese refugees on its soil : the granting of equivalence of their diplomas. This initiative raises high expectations among beneficiaries, who hope that it …

Catholic Bishops of Burundi, DRC and Rwanda express solidarity with the people of Goma

Bishops of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC), comprising the episcopal conferences of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda, have condemned the war in the DRC’s City of Goma as an aggravated assault on …

Burundi sends extra battalion to DRC conflict

NAIROBI - Burundi has sent an additional battalion to support the Congolese army against the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo, a security source told AFP on Friday. The Rwanda-backed M23 has seized vast swathes of eastern DRC and is …

3 killed, 16 injured in lightning strike at school in western Burundi

BUJUMBURA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least three schoolchildren died in a lightning strike that hit Kiziba Basic School on Thursday afternoon in Musigati district in western Burundi, a local source told Xinhua on Friday. "The total number of people struck …

FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers: Kenya Lioness secures first win after dominating Burundi

The Kenya National Women’s Basketball Team, the Lioness, achieved their first victory in the FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers by defeating Burundi 87-53 in their third match at the Hassan Mostafa Arena in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. This win …

Chinese to build Tanzania - Burundi SGR

The new 282km line will run from Uvinza in Tanzania to Musongati in Burundi. THE governments of Tanzania and Burundi have signed a $US 2.15bn agreement with two Chinese firms to construct a 282km standard-gauge railway between the two countries. China …

Burundi doctors imprisoned for quitting over low pay

  Five doctors in Burundi have been imprisoned by the intelligence service after quitting their jobs over the failure of salary negotiations, union and government sources told AFP on Tuesday. The doctors were arrested by the intelligence service between …

VIDEO: Prophetic Warnings: Julius Nyerere on DRC, M23, BANYAMULENGE, RWANDA & BURUNDI

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