Burundi

The country, one of the many nations that have benefited from China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative, has praised China's aid, particularly in the agricultural sector

East African Community is once again calling for lower intra-regional roaming for data, voice calls and SMS within the One Area Network; the country charges the highest rates and is under pressure to join regional call network

An outbreak of polio was reported in the country: with eight cases, this is the first such detection in over three decades

Alexandre Muyenge, president of the Burundi Football Federation, on a visit to Paris discussed with FIFA president Infantino new paths to success for the sport in the country

The Burundian government has launched a campaign to entice refugees living in Tanzania to return home, in an attempt to convince the international community that the country is safer

Four human rights activists were arrested while trying to travel to Uganda for a meeting with civil society organisations; reason for arrests was not immediately known but arrests of this kind have been frequent in recent years in Burundi

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

Church leaders visited the Prime Minister of Burundi, making donations to the hospital built by the First Lady in the centre of the country to extend access to health services to more people

Journalist Irangabiye was sentenced to 10 years in prison for 'attacking the integrity of national territory' on 3/01/2023; Reporters Without Borders condemns the 'harsh and arbitrary' sentence the Rwandan web radio presenter received from Burundian court

Junior national team players from several countries have left for Burundi to represent their countries at the East African U14 and U16 individual and team championships

Nigerian President Buhari has said he will ask the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the Republic of Burundi's request for energy assistance, adding that Nigeria will support the country in various necessary ways

Renowned Rwandan lyricist, rapper and poet Kivumbi King will perform in Burundi today in a concert entitled 'Kivumbi Live in Burundi' at the Buja Arena in Bujumbura

In 2023, the country expects to repatriate at least 70.000 Burundians from East African Community countries, in particular from Tanzania, Uganda, the DR Congo and Rwanda, according to an inspector general at Burundian Ministry of Repatriation