With the assumption of the chairmanship, Burundi is set to lead the AU’s agenda over the coming year, guiding policy ...

STORY: Twelve-year-old Sumaya Hatungimana of Burundi is one of the lucky ones. The fading scars on her face, hands and feet mark her recovery from Mpox, which has swept through sub-Saharan Africa with ...

Burundi has officially taken the helm of the African Union (AU) for 2026 during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.Burun ...

It was early morning in Burundi when one of our patients set out for the hospital, her baby strapped to her back and her sick four-year-old son cradled in her arms. When her little boy’s itchy sores ...

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye has been elected Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2026, succeeding Angola’s President João Lourenço during the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly ...

Bujumbura, Burundi — Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath. Lake ...

The Burundian media landscape poses immense challenges for journalists in this Central African country. They often receive death threats and work in a virtually permanent state of insecurity.

Burundi’s attempt to join the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not necessarily a blow to the East African Community but it is a reminder of the tensions that remain in the regional ...

In Burundi, large-scale tea production is hampering efforts to protect endangered species, such as chimpanzees. A tea plantation stretches as far as the eye can see on the edge of Kibira National Park ...

President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi has been formally elected as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for the year 2026, taking over the rotating leadership from Angola’s João Lourenço at ...