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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...
The economies “linked to the field” of Africa are proven to lead the prosperity of the continent
The European Times
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August 9, 2025
“We hold at a central moment, which marks a deep passage to consider these nations as isolated and constrained by geography to recognize them as economies linked to dynamic land at the heart of the socio-economic resurgence of Africa,” said Samuel...
Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
Media Monitors Network
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August 8, 2025
“We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated and constrained by geography to recognizing them as dynamic land-linked economies at the heart of Africa’s socio-economic resurgence,” said...
EAC records $0.8 billion trade surplus as exports surge
The Citizen
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Arusha. The East African Community (EAC) has made a dramatic turnaround by posting a trade surplus of $0.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025, as exports surge. The bloc recorded $4.0 billion trade deficit during the same period last year,...
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...
EAC posts 1.98tri/- trade surplus
Daily News Tanzania
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August 8, 2025
ARUSHA: THE East African Community (EAC) recorded a trade surplus of 0.8 billion US dollars (about 1.98tri/-) in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a trade deficit of 4.0 billion US dollars (about 9.9tri/-) during the same period in 2024....
U.S. To Require Up To $15,000 Bond For Some Tourist , Business Visas In New Pilot Programme
Daily Independent
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August 8, 2025
1 The United States will begin requiring bonds of up to $15,000 for certain tourist and business visa applicants starting August 20, under a new pilot programme aimed at curbing visa overstays, according to a government notice released Monday....
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....
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...
Kenya charges two Burundians with illegal possession of elephant tusks
GhanaWeb
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August 7, 2025
Two Burundians have been charged by a Kenyan court with illegally possessing and trading in wildlife trophies as authorities intensify a crackdown on wildlife crimes. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said Gakiza Sulemani and Nkunubumwe Celecius...
Refugee women entrepreneurs ask for Islamic Banking in GROW project
Independent (Uganda)
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August 7, 2025
Refugee women entrepreneurs attending a 10 day business training under the GROW Project of the World Bank. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee women entrepreneurs in Uganda have called for the incorporation of Islamic banking in the...
Nine new envoys present credentials to Iran’s foreign minister
Tehran Times
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August 9, 2025
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received copies of credentials from the newly accredited ambassadors of Ethiopia, Estonia, Djibouti, Laos, Cambodia, Burundi, Latvia, Myanmar, and Nepal in a Saturday ceremony, signaling Tehran’s...
Zoom Africa: Africa seeks economic resilience in face of U.S. tariff hikes
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Washington's new tariffs on nearly 70 countries, including about 20 in Africa, are set to take effect after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Thursday. According to a White House release, the...
Africa seeks economic resilience in face of U.S. tariff hikes
APA
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Washington's new tariffs on nearly 70 countries, including about 20 in Africa, are set to take effect after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Thursday, APA reports citing Xinhua. According to a White House release, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...