Among the many humanitarian problems facing the country, malaria is one of the most serious, with numbers rising in 2022 compared to previous years, by 19% from 2021

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"

African Trade and Investment Development Insurance provided political risk insurance coverage for Songa Energy's $7.7 million Ruvyironza hydropower project in 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

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye called for more private investment in the tourism sector to help the country achieve its vision of becoming an emerging economy in 2040