Burundi’s New Foreign Minister – Social Media Past Shows He’s Deep FDLR Sympathiser

2 Dr Edouard Bizimana Burundi’s newly appointed Foreign Minister, Dr. Edouard Bizimana, is facing mounting scrutiny over a series of inflammatory tweets that critics say portray him as sympathetic to the FDLR — a militia group composed in part of...

Envoys: President makes changes within Foreign Service to enhance delivery

President William Ruto has nominated and redeployed envoys within Kenya’s Foreign Service in a bid to enhance performance and improve service delivery. The newly nominated ambassadors, high commissioners, consuls general, and deputy heads of...

Former CS Florence Bore among new ambassadorial appointees by President William Ruto

President William Ruto has appointed the former Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore as the new Kenya’s ambassador to Windhoek, Namibia. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed posted on his X account on August 15, 2025, stating that the...

‘We Will Never Give Up River Nile Share’ – Egypt President Sounds War Drums

KIGALI – In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric to River Nile upstream nations and particularly Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a stark and unambiguous warning this week. He...

President Ndayishimiye’s appointee who made FDLR’s dreams come true

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Meet Delphin Kaze, the young Burundian who is combating deforestation with innovation

With little more than an idea and a growing sense of purpose, a Burundian university student of environmental sciences came up with a plan to help prevent continued deforestation in his community. In Burundi, more than 90% of the population...

Meet Delphin Kaze, the young Burundian who is combating deforestation with innovation

With little more than an idea and a growing sense of purpose, a Burundian university student of environmental sciences came up with a plan to help prevent continued deforestation in his community. In Burundi, more than 90% of the population...

President Pezeshkian calls for action against Israeli crimes in Gaza

Speaking during the ceremony for the presentation of credentials for new ambassadors from Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal, the president highlighted the alarming continuation and escalation of...

Moving borders with history: new ways of thinking about border externalisation

Home / Analyses / 2025 / Moving borders with history: new ways of thinking about border externalisation Topic Country/Region 19 August 2025 Europe is doubling down on its outsourcing of border controls to other states, particularly in Africa - and...

Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees kidnapped and found dead

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, August 12, 2025 – Two Burundian refugees were kidnapped in the middle of the camp by a Tanzanian police vehicle, before being found dead two weeks later in the morgue in Kibondo district, in the Kigoma region, northwest...

Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics

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Good news on four Kaizer Chiefs players

Kaizer Chiefs are heading into their next Betway Premiership match in better shape, with four players who started the season on the sidelines now ready for action. Coach Nasreddine Nabi is yet to return from Tunisia for a family emergency, but...

Cairo-based team: Spanish coach Riveiro lays down the law for Ahly stars

Spanish coach Jose Riveiro has laid down the law to the stars of African giants Al Ahly of Egypt as they prepare for another CAF Champions League campaign. Cairo-based Ahly have won the elite African club competition a record 12 times -- seven...

“I am very happy to be among you”: Vatican Secretary of State on Arrival in Burundi for Weeklong Pastoral Visit

During the August 12-18 visit, the Vatican Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with Church leaders, government authorities, and various communities, encouraging them in faith and promoting dialogue and peace. On Wednesday, August 13, Cardinal...

Spanish coach Riveiro lays down the law for Ahly stars

Riveiro moved to Ahly last May and has yet to celebrate a victory. Spanish coach Jose Riveiro has laid down the law to the stars of African giants Al Ahly of Egypt as they prepare for another CAF Champions League campaign. Cairo-based Ahly have...

Pro-Houthi hacker who attacked thousands of websites from UK home is jailed

A pro-Houthi cybercriminal who hacked thousands of websites from his home in the UK has been jailed for 20 months. Al Tahery Al Mashriky, 26, was arrested by the National Crime Agency after it was tipped off by US law enforcement investigating...

Bujumbura : the army deployed to secure the border and coveted gold

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2025 – Two Burundian soldiers were killed and two others were injured during a clash in the Kibira natural reserve, between Mugina and Bukinanyana districts, in the new Bujumbura province (west). The...

Burundi faces five-day blackout, worsening fuel shortage

Much of Burundi has been living without electricity since Monday, with the capital Bujumbura paralysed, as the country also experiences fuel shortages, AFP learned Friday from multiple sources. The tiny African Great Lakes nation is among the...

Holy See and Burundi mark sixty years of diplomatic relations

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin pays a visit to Burundi for the close of the Jubilee marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the East African nation. By Vatican News At the invitation of the local Church and...