BURUNDI

BURUNDI’S Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has disqualified several opposition candidates from participating in the upcoming June elections, sparking allegations of political manipulation. The excluded candidates belong to the four-party coalition, ‘Burundi for All,’ which was officially recognised just weeks earlier. The coalition includes members of the National Freedom Council (CNL), a suspended opposition party, … Read more

THE Burundian Government and the United Nations system in Burundi on Thursday launched a four-year programme to fight HIV/AIDS. The joint programme is worth about 40 billion Burundi francs (about 14 million U.S. dollars), said Public Health and AIDS Control Minister Lyduine Baradahana after the launch. “The aim is to have a Burundi with zero … Read more

IN a landmark move for Burundi’s energy sector, the pan-African trade insurance agency, The African Trade Investment and Development Insurance (ATIDI), has announced its support for Songa Energy’s ambitious hydro project on the Ruvyironza River. With an investment of $7.7 million, this initiative marks the country’s first hydro Independent Power Producer (IPP), poised to revolutionise … Read more