In a recent development, Burundi has taken the decisive step of closing its borders with Rwanda, pointing accusatory fingers at its neighbour for allegedly financing rebel…
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Burundians are reacting to the new 5,000 and 10,000 Burundian franc banknotes recently put into circulation. It comes as they experience difficulty in exchanging their old…
A delegation from Burundi arrived in Rwanda on Monday, December 19 for a two-day refugee repatriation campaign. The Burundian delegation is composed of the Permanent Secretary…
Burundi’s immigration policies for other Africans have improved significantly, with the country’s visa openness ranking rising by 32 places in the year and becoming the second…
Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the joint construction of a 282-kilometre standard gauge railway (SGR), a statement has said. The statement, issued on…
Survivors of a series of mass killings committed in Burundi from 1972 to 1973 by the Tutsi-dominated army against the Hutu ethnic group have welcomed a…
The Vice President of Burundi, Prosper Bazombanza, has revealed that no fewer than 38 inmates died in a fire outbreak at the main prison in the…
A massive fire has ripped through an overcrowded prison in Burundi early on Tuesday, with fears of heavy casualties as inmates were reportedly still confined to…
The United States government on Thursday removed sanctions placed on Burundi six years ago, crediting elections, a fall in violence, and reforms by President Evariste Ndayishimiye.…
One of three countries yet to receive a dose of COVID-19, Burundi is expecting its first vaccines in the coming weeks. Burundi, Eritrea and North Korea…