Africa Burundi 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
Africa Burundi Burundian-born former policeman and candidate of the conservative New Democracy party Spiros Richard Hagabimana seeks to become Greece's first black MP
Africa Burundi The First Lady of Burundi, Angelina Ndayishimiye, was elected in Abuja as the tenth president of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission AFLPM
Africa Burundi On 10/04, IMF has reached an agreement with the country on a $261 million aid programme, the financial institution's first intervention in the country since 2015, when a political crisis devastated the economy
Africa Burundi Authorities are apparently turning a blind eye to the increasing cases of spousal violence and murder, bringing women's rights activists to speak louder highlighting the weight of this growing problem
Africa 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
Africa Burundi 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
Africa Burundi An outbreak of polio was reported in the country: with eight cases, this is the first such detection in over three decades
Africa Burundi 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
Africa Burundi 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
Africa Burundi 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
Africa 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
Africa Burundi 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