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SEDL and Republic of Burundi Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration
Chemical Industry Digest
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August 6, 2025
Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. (SEDL), an Indian clean-tech engineering company specializing in thermal heat recovery and biomass valorisation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Burundi to set up a modern 1,000...
Washington temporarily closes its doors to Burundians
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The United States Embassy in Burundi announced on Monday that the issuance of U.S. visas to Burundian citizens is temporarily suspended “due to repeated violations.” The statement reiterated that each...
Gervais Ndirakobuca, the former Prime Minister with a controversial past, wins the presidency of the Burundian Senate
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 5, 2025 – Former Prime Minister and police general Gervais Ndirakobuca was unanimously elected President of the Burundian Senate on Tuesday, during the formal opening of the 7th legislature in the chamber of...
Burundi : the public transportation crisis spreads, passengers and businesses on their knees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2025 – In Burundi, a strike by bus and taxi drivers has paralyzed travel throughout the country since last Sunday. Fueled by fuel shortages and government sanctions, this crisis is plunging travelers and...
Human trafficking : ONLCT warns of the plight of Burundian migrants imprisoned in Tanzania
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi, Bujumbura, August 3, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated on July 30, the National Observatory for the Fight against Transnational Crime (ONLCT) “Where is your Brother?” warns of a...
Nestor Ntahontuye, former Minister of Finance, becomes Prime Minister of Burundi
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister on Tuesday, according to a presidential decree signed on August 5. His appointment was preceded, the same day, by the...
Photo of the week : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
Sos Médias Burundi
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Between low wages, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the small east African nation. The National Teachers’ Union of Burundi (SNEB) is sounding the alarm. A...
Tanzania : new threats of forced repatriation of Burundian refugees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, August 2, 2025 – Tanzanian authorities are increasing pressure on Burundian refugees, this time resorting to covert threats relayed by humanitarian organizations. These organizations have warned the refugees that their...
US suspends visas for Burundian citizens over “repeated violations”
TV47
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August 5, 2025
The United States Embassy in Burundi has announced a temporary suspension of U.S. visa issuance for Burundian citizens, citing “repeated violations” and high overstay rates. The decision, which took effect on Monday, is a blow to many Burundians...
EAC unveils single customs bond to boost regional trade
Independent (Uganda)
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August 6, 2025
EAC secretary general Veronica Nduva Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched the EACBond, a groundbreaking regional customs guarantee instrument designed to streamline the movement of goods across member...
United States has temporarily ban on Burundian nationals
Zambian Observer
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August 5, 2025
The United States has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to Burundian nationals, citing repeated violations of visa regulations. The announcement was made by the U.S. Embassy in Burundi on Monday, August 4, with officials warning that...
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...
Visa Bonds Immigration Plan Called 'Economic Apartheid' — Why Tourists from Poor Nations Must Pay $15,000 to Visit the US
Travelers Today
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August 5, 2025
The United States will soon begin enforcing a controversial immigration policy requiring tourists and business visitors from selected countries to post refundable bonds of up to $15,000 before entering the country. The 12-month pilot programme,...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Bujumbura : secret services arrest a DRC embassy employee, a prominent Banyamulenge figure
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 28, 2025 – The arrest of Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa at dawn on Sunday by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR), police, and military personnel is causing serious concern within the Banyamulenge...
Bujumbura : Faustin Ndikumana calls for the independence of the Burundi Central Bank
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 27, 2025 – The president of the organization Speech and Actions for the Revival of Conscience and Mentality Change (PARCEM), Faustin Ndikumana, launched an urgent appeal earlier this week to guarantee the...
Burundi and Tanzania: Building Africa’s future through partnership
Daily News Tanzania
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July 27, 2025
BUJUMBURA: In an era where Africa seeks to unlock its full potential, few relationships better illustrate the power of regional cooperation than that between Tanzania and Burundi. Once defined primarily by shared history and border proximity, our...
US plans visa bond rule: Up to $15,000 for business, tourist applicants
India Today
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August 4, 2025
The US Department of State has announced it will begin a one-year pilot program commencing on August 20, 2025, allowing consular officers to require security bonds of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 from some applicants for B1 (business) and B2...
US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban On Burundians
Channels TV
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August 4, 2025
The United States has temporarily banned travellers from Burundi, its embassy in the tiny Great Lakes nation said on Monday, citing “repeated violations”. Travellers from the impoverished country were among seven countries to have a partial ban...
US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban on Burundi
News Central TV
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August 4, 2025
The United States has imposed a temporary travel ban on individuals from Burundi, according to a statement from its embassy in the small Great Lakes nation on Monday, citing “repeated violations.” Individuals from the country were included among...