Africa Burundi The African Development Bank granted a loan of $13,15 million to Burundi to help it implement the first phase of its "Water Sector Support and Climate Resilience Building Programme"
Africa Burundi The Qatar-Burundi Business Forum was recently hosted by the Qatar Chamber; the meeting intended to explore ways to improve trade and economic cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries
Africa Burundi US company SpaceX is reportedly in talks with Burundian government to launch its Starlink low earth orbit broadband satellite service from the second quarter of 2024; the majority of Burundian popoulation lacks access to high speed internet services
Africa Burundi As one of the 20 most vulnerable countries to climate change, with climate-induced disasters accounting for nearly 90% of internal displacements, Burundi is regularly hit by a range of imminent hazards as well as slower-onset climate events
Africa Burundi Burundi has the world's only capital city in the world powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime, thank to the recent expansion of the solar power plant at Mirambi Hill, the first utility-scale solar plant in the country
Africa Burundi Renovation work on the port of Bujumbura kicked off on 17 August with an inauguration ceremony attended by the Burundian authorities and the project's financial partners, the European Union and the African Development Bank Group
Africa Burundi Croatian police are still searching for the 10 young Burundi handball players who disappeared before a world championship match in Croatia
Africa Burundi President Ndayishimiye recently met with President Jinping in China, who reportedly stressed that relations between China and Burundi have withstood the test of the changing international landscape
Africa Burundi The First Lady of Burundi, Angeline Ndayishimiye, and the African Institute for Development Policy are this year's winners of the United Nations Population Prize
Africa Burundi The vocational training centre for handicrafts in Kamenge successfully hosted 14 training sessions on handicrafts such as rattan weaving, bamboo and woodworking for 600 local people from poor families
Africa Burundi After seven years of isolation and closure, borders were reopened by the new president in October 2022, a gradual economic recovery is taking place with international partners returning
Africa Burundi At a meeting attended by leaders of four African regional blocs to discuss the security crisis in eastern Congo, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye warned against 'duplicating efforts'
Africa Burundi According to a draft budget presented by the Minister of Finance, the Burundian government expects total expenditure to increase by around 65% in the next fiscal year, due to an increase in donor funds and higher revenues