Africa Burundi 6 international rights groups, among which Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, call for the release of lawyer Tony Germain Nkina, indicted and imprisoned “in all likelihood because of his past human rights work”
Africa Burundi The First Lady of Burundi, along with the National Project Coordinator, visited BGI Group's perennial rice demonstration site in Karuzi to assess the progress of rice cultivation
Africa Burundi The African Water Fund has approved a grant of approximately €2 million to Burundi for the project "Development of Water Resources and the Ruvyironza Multifunctional Dam to Improve Water and Food Security and Enhance Access to Electricity"
Africa Burundi African Trade and Investment Development Insurance provided political risk insurance coverage for Songa Energy's $7.7 million Ruvyironza hydropower project in Burundi
Africa Burundi The leader of Burundi's main opposition party, the National Freedom Council, said he will return to Burundi as soon as possible because the country needs his contribution to national development