In a region where ethnicity, exile and embassy queues are already loaded weapons, turning other people’s panic into a personal “watch this space” is not peacebuilding, it is reputation shopping with the receipt still showing.
What if the CNDD-FDD’s greatest weapon isn’t power, repression or political machinery? In Burundi, it turns out that the road to political…
The shortest path to power is almost never through the battlefield. It runs through classrooms, churches, trade unions, neighborhoods, and ordinary citizens…
International interviews are rare opportunities to reassure a nation and persuade the world. Instead, President Évariste Ndayishimiye's conversation with the BBC left…
Behind the glossy launch of BUJA City Plaza's second fundraising round lies a project whose timeline, financing and governance have shifted repeatedly
Burundi's latest digital payment regulation demonstrates something remarkable: our institutions are capable of producing world-class policy. But policy alone doesn't build industries.…
When real victories are rare, small ones must become enormous. A plaque becomes national pride, a ribbon-cutting becomes transformation, and basic competence…
As Burundi unveils a record-breaking 2026–2027 budget, government officials speak of recovery, investment and growth. Critics see something else: optimistic projections, weakening…
In Burundi, authorities say a new monitoring platform has delivered greater visibility over betting activity while contributing to a sharp increase in…
For many Burundians, the challenge is no longer simply producing food, but getting it to market. As fuel shortages, foreign currency constraints…
