Burundi

More than 500 000 children receive daily school meals through what is called home school feeding, a form of resilience-building for communities, facilitated by the World Food Programme which gives children the opportunity to feed their families

The country will work with Egypt on bilateral relations in the electricity sector, in particular to design electricity grids, improve the performance of existing grids, hold training courses and implement projects through Egyptian companies in the country

The two-day forum of businessmen from Tanzania and Burundi to discuss issues as investment opportunities in the two countries also expects of the two Presidents

According to the UN Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Report 2021, for the first time the country is one of the few that have made significant strides in combating human trafficking and meeting minimum standards for the elimination of TiP

Border with Tanzania has been reopened and curfew removed as measures to contrast Covid-19 gradually ease

The country has entered into an agreement with Nigeria on trade, investment, education, technology and tourism

IOM Burundi is distributing emergency aid to families affected by flooding caused by the steadily rising waters of Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River

The country's badminton federation has completed training for tutors, sports teachers and players as a part of the Shuttle Time project to develope the sport in schools

The Burundi Red Cross is at the service of the victims affected by the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika

IOM Burundi, with the Government and partners, distributed a second wave of rental support to 237 internally displaced families residing in Gatumba so that they can move to safer areas before rain season

The country will become the 34th country (13th member country in Africa) to join the Plantwise programme