The United Nations appealed for $33 million in urgent funding to help more than 80,000 people who have fled to Burundi after the latest advance by Rwanda-backed militants in the eastern DRC..
The M23 armed group said Tuesday it would withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at ...
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Burundi economy on brink as borders close

Since January 2024, Burundi has been experiencing a slow-moving yet profound economic crisis, born from a cascade of political decisions that have transformed this landlocked Great Lakes nation into ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by backing a ...
Bram Verelst, a Burundi-based researcher with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) think-tank, said the assault appeared ...
At the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign (25 November–10 December 2025), the Movement of ...
Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges UNEA-7 to act boldly for a sustainable future, stressing that environmental ...
The accelerating pace of digital transformation across Africa continues to present both tremendous opportunities and complex challenges, particularly in the area of data governance. While data is ...
Congolese flee after Congolese soldiers and rebel fighters battled for hours over the eastern Congolese town of Sake, 27 kilometers (17 miles) west of Goma, Nov. 22, 2012 Wednesday Season 2 Part 2 ...
Burundi has achieved unprecedented growth in electricity production capacity over the past five years, yet it remains among the world’s least electrified nations. The stark gap between new generation ...
Burundians went to the polls Thursday (5 June) in legislative and local elections marked by high voter turnout, economic hardship, and the near-total absence of opposition. More than six million ...
Amy McCrae Kessler, Esq., Facet Power CEO, Chad Goodwin Facet Power Chief Innovation Officer and Goodwin Technologies CEO, and Jean-Marie Nizigiyimana, Jeni-Eco CEO Meet with His Excellency Évariste ...