Burundi

School-age children between 5 and 19 years old now account for 33 per cent of mpox cases in Burundi, presenting a new challenge as families prepare for the upcoming school year. “The rising number of mpox...

Following the confirmation of the first cases in the nation last month, Burundi’s health minister announced on Thursday that 171 instances of mpox had been confirmed. Previously referred to as monkeypox, mpox is an infectious disease...

Flooding and landslides in Eastern Africa are affecting almost a million people in Burundi, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. As unusually heavy rains have pounded the region, exacerbated by the 2023-24 El Niño climate phenomenon, hundreds of...

Vice President Prosper Bazombanza said 38 people died in a massive fire that ripped through an overcrowded jail in Burundi on Tuesday. He told reporters that another 69 persons were critically injured in the fire at...

More than 2,100 people affected by the devastating floods and waterlogging in Burundi are receiving assistance from the IOM, the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A few weeks of torrential rains have affected 45,000 people in...

Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, beginning with those near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Burundi has had no reported cases of...

News Hour: Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water to the most vulnerable children in...

News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €5 million from the European Union (EU) to support the Home Grown School Feeding project and boost the nutrition of 20,000 children,...

News Hour: IOM has handed over 170 tablets yesterday to the Burundian Post Office (RNP) as part of an integrated project between the Universal Postal Union (UPU), RNP and IOM which seeks to utilize different components...

News Hour: For 14 months since April 2015 political instability in Burundi has led to tens of thousands of Burundians, and other Third Country Nationals (TCNs) residing there, to flee the country and seek refuge in...