President Paul Kagame will not be attending the 23rd COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit which is scheduled to take place on October 31, 2024, in Bujumbura, Burundi, as…
Burundi
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National
“Burundi Should Not Associate Rwanda With Its Internal Problems”-Rwandan Gov’t
by Edmund Kagire 6:21 pmThe Government of Rwanda says Burundi should stop attributing her internal problems, including insecurity, on her neighbour to the north and call on Burundian authorities to stop using Rwanda as…
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National
Burundian Officials Arrive In Rwanda To Urge Refugees To Return Home
by Edmund Kagire 10:01 amAs bilateral ties between Rwanda and Burundi continue to warm up, a delegation of Burundian officials arrived in the country on Monday morning in a two-day mission to encourage refugees…
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Rwanda says it is holding a group of Burundian combatants who crossed over to its territory before they were arrested in the south western part of the country, bordering its…
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National
More Burundian Refugees to Return Home, 8,000 to be repatriated by End of Year
by Edmund Kagire 2:04 amAnother batch of over 500 Burundian refugees in Rwanda is expected to head home this Thursday in the third round of repatriation, following the first two groups which left Mahama…
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The first batch of Burundian refugees in Rwanda is expected to head home on August 27 following an agreement between Rwanda, Burundi and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees…
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Regional
COVID-19: After Months of Denying, Burundi Imposes Measures, To Do Mass Testing
by Edmund Kagire 9:21 pmBurundi’s new President Maj. Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye says his government will establish New Coronavirus testing centres countrywide and conduct mass testing where necessary, in a move that suggests that the…
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It’s a Thursday morning as I leave office for a bus journey to Southern Province to meet Father Ubald Rugirangoga – a controversial priest mostly known for healing people through…