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Bujumbura : the army deployed to secure the border and coveted gold
Sos Médias Burundi
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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
Punch
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August 8, 2025
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
Vatican News
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August 12, 2025
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...
EAC Bloc Asked to Speed Up Trade Dispute Committee
KT Press Rwanda
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August 11, 2025
3 Kigali, Rwanda — East African Community (EAC) countries have been urged to quickly approve changes to the Customs Union rules so that a regional committee can be formed to handle trade disputes and help remove the barriers that are slowing down...
The Richest Country In The World, According To The Economist Rich List
Forbes
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Wealth is a subjective concept, especially when you consider it geographically. Visit different countries and cities and you’ll find the same things can vary wildly in price, from traveling to eating out to souvenir shopping. Prices are typically...
EAC, Kenya launch biotech plan to boost trade, biodiversity
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 12, 2025
Kenya has joined other East Africa Countries in coming up with a regional biotechnology strategy which prioritizes equitable access to biotechnology benefits, preservation of biodiversity, and public education to build trust and acceptance....
Burundi : BRB bets on the Chinese Yuan, the civil society fears adverse effects
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 6, 2025 — The Burundi Central Bank (BRB) has authorized, in a pilot phase, the use of the Chinese Yuan (RMB) to pay for imports from China. Twenty Burundian companies operating in the production, industry, and...
Burundi : Kenny Claude Nduwimana challenges the president in an open letter regarding his prolonged detention
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 5, 2025 – In an open letter sent to President Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundian journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana denounces his arbitrary detention that has lasted for twenty months, even though he was only...
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Preview: Benfica vs Nice - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole
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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League qualifier between Benfica and Nice, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. With a two-goal lead from last week's first leg, Benfica will aim to finish the job on Tuesday, as they...
State restrictions threaten new Burundi guide against hate speech, incitement
Media Observer
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August 11, 2025
Burundi ranks highly globally among states with most repressive environments for media practice and public freedoms. Successive post-independence governments have used various unorthodox methods to visit fear on the society and independent-minded...
Burundi : Ndayishimiye tightens his control with a reduced government and strategic returns
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – A few hours after appointing Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister, President Évariste Ndayishimiye unveiled, through his spokesperson Rosine Guilène Gatoni, the composition of a remodeled government....
Burunga : shirtages of Brarudi products are stifling businesses amid water and power outages
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, August 10, 2025 – For the past week, shopkeepers in the town center of Bururi distris, in Burunga province in the south of the country, have been sounding the alarm. Not a single product from the Burundi BreweryCompany...
Bujumbura : maternal distress behind the rise in infanticide and abandonment
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The last weeks of July were marked by a series of tragedies in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital. infants were abandoned or killed by their own mothers, desperate acts that reveal the...
Scancem nears 75 percent stake in Tanzania’s Tanga Cement after Sh13.3 billion block trade
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanga Cement PLC (TCCL) shares dominated trading on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) last week after a multi-billion-shilling block deal brought Scancem International DA closer to its target of acquiring a larger stake in the...
Blackout in Bujumbura : Regideso’s negligence brings the city to its knees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2025 – For more than 48 hours, the commercial capital of Burundi has been in slow motion. A widespread power outage has plunged Bujumbura into a crisis situation that is profoundly affecting services,...
Burundi and M23 Exchange Prisoners of War
The Rwandan
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August 5, 2025
Burundi has recovered 20 of its soldiers who were captured in combat by the M23 rebel movement since 2023. In return, M23 received the same number of its fighters who had been detained by Burundian authorities, according to reliable sources cited...
The case for decolonising global south economies
Zimbabwe Independent
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Remittances refer to funds transferred by migrants to their home countrie A book excerpt from Artificial Intelligence: A Driver of Inclusive Development and Shared Prosperity for The Global South Most countries in the Global South grapple with the...
Pro-Houthi hacker who attacked thousands of websites from UK home is jailed
The National News
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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...
Economic diplomacy boosts Morocco's promotion abroad
Atalayar
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August 4, 2025
Centre of Africa Economic diplomacy Foreign policy The impetus that Morocco is giving to diplomatic action at the economic level aims to preserve its strategic interests and the country's crucial role in the economic dynamics of the African...
Explaining Why Kirehe District, Eastern Rwanda Top PLE and O’Level Results
KT Press Rwanda
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August 19, 2025
12 Education Minister Joseph Nsengimana and Dr Bernard Bahati, the Director General, National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA) Kirehe District, on the border with Tanzania, has emerged as the top performer in Rwanda’s 2024/2025...