UNHCR Notes Drop in Returns as Burundi Refugees Head Home
At least 115 Burundian refugees were repatriated from Rwanda on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, in the latest voluntary return effort ...
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Kagame Urges Africa to Take Charge of Its Own Security
President Paul Kagame has called on African countries to take full responsibility for their security, emphasizing that the continent possesses ...
Burundi imposes handshake ban to curb cholera spread
The Burundi government has announced that it is battling a cholera outbreak and has implemented preventative measures including a ban ...
Burundi and M23 Rebel Group Swap Prisoners
Burundi has reported the return of 20 soldiers who were captured by the M23 rebel group since 2023. In a ...
Burundi closes border with Rwanda
Burundi closed all its land borders with Rwanda this Thursday, a development that comes two weeks after the country accused ...
United States raises concern over Human Rights situation in Burundi
The United States, on Friday said that it is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye’s remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized ...
Russia gives Burundi mobile lab to fight infectious diseases
The Russian Federation announced the donation of a mobile laboratory complex for indication and monitoring of infectious diseases to Burundi ...
Burundi: Parliament approves proposed 46% rise in 2023-2024 budget
Burundi’s parliament this week approved a government plan to raise spending by 46% to BIF 3224 billion ($1.14 dollars) in ...
Former Burundi Prime Minister arrested
A former Prime Minister of Burundi, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, wanted for several days by the courts without the authorities communicating the ...
Polio cases in DRC, Burundi linked to new oral vaccine
A new report by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has revealed that newly detected cases of vaccine-derived polio in ...
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