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

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

Croatian police are still searching for the 10 young Burundi handball players who disappeared before a world championship match in Croatia

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

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

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

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'

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

Ornella Havyarimana, a 28-year-old Burundian boxer, was the first athlete to represent the country in boxing at the Olympics; now she hopes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and lead a battle for the inclusion of women in boxing

The First Lady of Burundi, Angelina Ndayishimiye, was elected in Abuja as the tenth president of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission AFLPM