Prince Alwaleed accorded Burundi’s highest honor
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza presents the award to Prince Alwaleed. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), and his spouse Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, vice chairwoman of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation that is chaired by Prince Alwaleed, visited the Republic of Burundi. Prince Alwaleed and Princess Ameerah were received More...
Burundi takes over varsity council chair
Burundi’s Prof. Elie A. Buconyori Burundi’s Prof. Elie A. Buconyori, Rector of Hope Africa University, has been elected the Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) president during its recently concluded More...
Burundi gets 2 million USD to protect underground water
Burundian Water, Environment, Territory Management and Urbanization Minister Jean Marie Nibirantije The Burundian government on Thursday announced that a German institution is donating 1.5 million Euros (2 million More...
Tanzania’s Mtabila refugee camp to be closed at year-end
A refugee mother and child in Mtabila camp, in Kasulu, Tanzania, an hour from the spot in the northwest of the country where Bill and Igey were born. Forty thousand Burundian refugees now live in Mtabila. The Tanzanian More...
Burundi to host meeting of African labor ministers
Burundi’s Civil Service Minister Annonciatta Sendazirasa Twenty two African ministers in charge of labor including the Namibian prime minister will meet in the Burundian capital Bujumbura from Feb. 20-24 in an More...
Burundi court jails 16 for bar killing of 36
BUJUMBURAÂ (Reuters) – A court in Burundi has sentenced 16 people to jail terms ranging from three years to life for killing 36 people in a bar, the most violent attack last year in the central African country, More...
Burundi opposition leader arrested in Tanzania
BUJUMBURA — An exiled Burundian opposition leader has been arrested in Tanzania on the orders of the Bujumbura government, his lawyer said Friday. Alexis Sinduhije was arrested in Tanzania’s commercial More...
U.S. Department of State Honors Consolata Ndayishimye of Burundi as State Alumni Member of the Month
Consolata Ndayishimye The U.S. Department of State selected Consolata Ndayishimye, an alumna of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), as State Alumni More...
At least one killed in attack on nuns in Burundi
ROMEÂ (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and an Italian nun was shot and seriously injured after armed men attacked a Christian mission in Burundi in central Africa, Italy’s foreign ministry More...
Burundi leader fires six ministers for poor work
Burundi"s President Pierre Nkurunziza holds a news conference in Brussels in a file photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman BUJUMBURAÂ (Reuters) – Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has sacked six ministers from More...
