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REPAIR programme’s Phase 2 extends to Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles and Zambia

REPAIR programme’s Phase 2 extends to Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles and Zambia

The World Bank has approved the accession of five countries – Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia – under Phase 2 of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) programme. This widens the programme’s...

Burundi : where did the $908 million worth of minerals exported to the Emirates go?

Burundi : where did the $908 million worth of minerals exported to the Emirates go?

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

Burundi : bars pay the high price

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...

Burunga : growing tensions around the Muragarazi River between the Burundian and Tanzanian populations

Burunga : growing tensions around the Muragarazi River between the Burundian and Tanzanian populations

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 25, 2025 – The recent flooding of the Muragarazi River, which marks the border between Burundi and Tanzania, has displaced some Burundian lands into the Tanzanian territory. This situation has rekindled tensions...

SGR cargo rail is a game-changer for Tanzania’s economy

TANZANIA: THE launch and expansion of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo services marks a transformative step in the country’s economic trajectory. As the SGR line connects Dar es Salaam Port to inland cities, it has emerged not just as...

AfDB funds $5.2m crackdown on illicit financial flows in five African states

AfDB funds $5.2m crackdown on illicit financial flows in five African states

Dar es Salaam. The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) have launched a $5.2 million project aimed at enhancing regional efforts to curb money laundering and terrorism financing....

TMDA banks on its foolproof labs for safe, healthy, quality products

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) said its commitment to ensure Tanzanians get safe, healthy, and quality products is now paying off ever since it invested in infrastructure and modern diagnostic equipment. The...

Pezeshkian: World must strive to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Pezeshkian: World must strive to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says all countries in the world must make serious efforts to end Israel’s crimes in Gaza and lift the blockade of the Strip. Pezeshkian made the remarks on Sunday as he received the credentials of new...

Coffee entrepreneur behind Aero Roasters planning to open second location in Marlborough

Coffee entrepreneur behind Aero Roasters planning to open second location in Marlborough

Peter Femino, a landscape architect and not a coffee drinker, stumbled into the coffee business, starting with a right-place, right-time opportunity. His design firm needed a café, and the idea of launching something new was appealing....

Burundi : a demographic bomb in a country with a fragile economy

Burundi : a demographic bomb in a country with a fragile economy

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...

WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa

WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa

25 july 2025 - 07:28:53 MA/AR 488 Views Panafrican News Agency Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from the second phase of the Regional Emergency Preparedness...

Serious Collective Efforts Needed to Curb Israeli Crimes: Pezeshkian

Serious Collective Efforts Needed to Curb Israeli Crimes: Pezeshkian

The Iranian president on Sunday received the credentials of nine incoming foreign ambassadors to Tehran. In the meetings, Pezeshkian deplored the escalation of Israeli atrocities against the defenseless people of Gaza. He said it is necessary for...

Geo-Economic Gamechanger: Washington’s New Strategy for Africa

Geo-Economic Gamechanger: Washington’s New Strategy for Africa

Geoeconomics, defined as the use of economic instruments to achieve geopolitical goals, has become a central element of states’ foreign policy. States use a wide range of geo-economic tools, from trade policy to sanctions, investment, cyberspace,...

Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis

Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis

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...

‘It ain’t feasible’: Ethiopia rules out EAC bid, roots for continental free trade

‘It ain’t feasible’: Ethiopia rules out EAC bid, roots for continental free trade

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 22 — Ethiopia has ruled out joining the East African Community (EAC) in the near future, saying its immediate focus is on implementing the long-delayed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. According to The...

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, energy, global wealth list, Limassol beaches

Cyprus Business Now: tourism, energy, global wealth list, Limassol beaches

Cyprus generated €3.2 billion from tourism in 2024 as traveller numbers rose, with Paphos ranked as the island’s top destination, according to a report released on Tuesday by the statistical service. Specifically, total arrivals reached 6,285,427...

Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

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...

Africa: 15 years of mixed fortunes for EAC Common Market protocol

Africa: 15 years of mixed fortunes for EAC Common Market protocol

Touted as the engine that has driven the East African Community (EAC) integration since 2010, the Common Market Protocol (CMP) marks 15 years of mixed fortunes. The protocol guarantees free movement of goods, services, labour and capital, as well...

Prison relief in Burundi : between official figures and troubling realities

Prison relief in Burundi : between official figures and troubling realities

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

Refugee camps in Burundi : between hunger, disease, and shattered hope

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...

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