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Burundi : where did the $908 million worth of minerals exported to the Emirates go?
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 17, 2025 — Between 2013 and 2023, the United Arab Emirates imported $1.3 billion worth of minerals from Burundi. Yet, according to consolidated figures from the Burundi Central Bank (BRB) and the United Nations...
Burundi : bars pay the high price
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 18, 2025 – The ministry of commerce has announced a new categorization and a significant increase in operating license fees for “Model C” bars. These new measures are causing serious concern among bar and bistro...
Pharaohs deserve a global stage
The National News
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The 2010 African Cup of Nations ought to carry a disclaimer. "Any resemblance between the Angola tournament and the World Cup in June is entirely coincidental," it would read. Certainly, South Africa, watching from a distance, have been anxious to...
Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis
Red Pepper
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July 23, 2025
By ENOSH MUHINDO Defraise In Burundi’s Burunga province, the Musenyi refugee camp has become a stark symbol of the humanitarian crisis gripping the Great Lakes region. Home to over 18,000 Congolese refugees fleeing violence in eastern Democratic...
Jesuits in Africa Welcome Elevation of Rwanda-Burundi Region to Province
ACI Africa
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July 23, 2025
Fr. Gasigwa, who has been serving the Rwanda-Burundi region since January 2021 as Regional Superior until his recent appointment, previously held several roles, including assistant to the Regional Superior, Treasurer, and Superior of the Centre...
Burundi : a demographic bomb in a country with a fragile economy
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 15, 2025 – The small east African nation is facing unprecedented population growth. Having grown from 8.5 million inhabitants in 2008 to over 13 million today, Burundi’s population continues to grow, putting a...
Tanzanian specialists operate on 57 patients in Gitega, head to Bujumbura
Daily News Tanzania
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July 21, 2025
BUJUMBURA: THE Chief Executive Officer of Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), Prof. Abel Makubi, has led a team of specialists from the hospital to provide medical services to the people of Burundi in an ongoing medical outreach camp in Bujumbura...
Prison relief in Burundi : between official figures and troubling realities
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 18, 2025 – 49 men and 5 women were released on Friday from Mpimba Central Prison in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. They are among the beneficiaries of a major prison relief operation relaunched at...
Refugee camps in Burundi : between hunger, disease, and shattered hope
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, July 18, 2025 – In Burundi, refugee camps are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The drastic reduction in aid, the suspension of resettlement programs, and soaring market prices have made life virtually...
Prince Nyerere eyes ARC diadem in Burundi after the Rwanda conquest
Daily News Tanzania
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July 20, 2025
ARUSHA: AFTER a stellar performance in the third round of the African Rally Championship(ARC) in Rwanda, Tanzania’s youthful wheeler, Prince Charles Nyerere, seeks to brighten his performance in Burundi, the venue of the fourth round of this...
Knowledge Nugget: Global Report on Food Crises 2025 — what you must-know for UPSC Exam
The Indian Express
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August 3, 2025
Take a look at the essential events, concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your UPSC Current Affairs knowledge nugget for today on Global Report on Food Crises 2025.More than 295 million people across...
Adieu and Good Riddance to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Townhall
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August 3, 2025
Earlier this year, at a Congressional hearing, National Public Radio’s Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Maher, sparred with House members who had accused NPR of anti-conservative bias. Not true, she contended: NPR’s “journalism” is essential for...
Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
MedEdge MEA
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July 12, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO’s African Region to reach this important milestone. Trachoma is also the first neglected...
Burundi eliminates trachoma and sets example for disease control in Africa
Medical News
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July 11, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO's African Region to reach this important milestone. Trachoma is also the first neglected...
Visa-Free Access For Egyptians To 49 Countries Here's The Full List
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) From thrilling safaris in Kenya to the pristine beaches of the Maldives, Egyptian passport holders enjoy a wide range of destinations they can visit visa-free-no embassy queues, no piles of paperwork. The Egyptian passport...
Home player Rugu floors 239 contestants to lift inaugural Ruiru golf tournament
The Standard
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United Paints CEO, Steve Moche (left) presents the overall prize to Peter Rugu (right) at Ruiru Sports Club, August 2, 2025. [PHOTO/ COURTESY] Home player Peter Rugu Njoroge fired 42 stableford points to lift the inaugural Unicolour Golf...
Gitega : a young mother ends her husband’s life for infidelity
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 8, 2025 – A family tragedy has rocked the Rurengera village, in the Rwisabe zone of Bugendana district, in central Burundi. Béatrice Ndayikengurukiye, a 33-year-old mother of five children, including twins,...
Burundi : the uncertain future of refugees following the announcement of the suspension of food assistance
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 8, 2025 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) recently informed the Burundian government of their decision to completely suspend food assistance to refugees...
Burundi – Mwaro : over 140 cases of gender-based violence in six months, with economic violence leading the way
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Mwaro, July 5, 2025 – Gender-based violence continues to ravage Burundian homes in a heavy silence. In Mwaro province – now part of the current Gitega province under the new administrative division – more than 140 cases have...
President of Burundi is the new AU special envoy for the Sahel, João Lourenço announced
Ver Angola
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Ndayishimiye will lead "the African Union's renewed high-level diplomatic support and collaborative initiatives to address the persistent humanitarian and security challenges in the Sahel," the AU said in a statement quoted by the Spanish news...