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Bujumbura, May 28, 2011_The Ministers from the member states of the East African Community (EAC) representing have called for the region to increase budgetary allocations to the agriculture sector and establish structures to…

Bujumbura, June 8, 2011_The seven members of Burundi's newly-established Independent National Human Rights Commission (CNIDH), sworn in Tuesday June 7, 2011 before President Pierre Nkurunziza, have vowed to fulfill their…

On [30 May], Burundi Minister of Defence, Major-General Pontien Gaciyubwenge presided over a decoration ceremony of military from the 5th and 6th battalions and the contingent's staff who returned recently from Mogadishu…

Bujumbura, June 30, 2011_ Visiting Belgian Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Steven Vanackere urges Burundian leaders to speed up the case of the assassination of anti-graft activist Ernest Manirumva. The…

Bujumbura, June 27, 2011_Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23…

Bujumbura, June 25, 2011_Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Friday officially launched a national program to construct at least 100 villages, the state-run radio reported. The launch of the program in the province of…

Bujumbura, June 28, 2011_The World Bank (WB) vows to support the Burundian energy sector for the next 18 months to allow its population to access the power grid. The bank's Director of Sustainable Development for Africa Jamal…