Uganda, Burundi Ink Military Cooperation Pact

Uganda and Burundi sign a landmark military cooperation MoU, signaling closer ties for joint training, operations, and defense collaboration, aiming ...

"Face to Face: Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye (L) and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (R) in a rare side-by-side image, as tensions between their nations continue to simmer."

Rwanda plans to attack Burundi, says President Ndayishimiye

by Robert Ayebazibwe | Chief Editor

25/03/2025

Face to Face: Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye (L) and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (R) in a rare side-by-side image, as ...

Burundi ratifies the framework agreement on cooperation in the Nile River Basin

by SHARON MUZAKI ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE JOURNALIST

28/02/2024

Minister of the Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock of Burundi, Prosper Dodiko addressing the celebrants during the 18th Nile Day in ...

The highest probabilities for wetter than usual conditions are indicated in central to western Kenya and in the cross-border areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. The expected enhanced rainfall is likely to positively impact agriculture, water resources, and overall livelihoods.

March to May 2024 Seasonal Forecast: Expect Extra Rain in Greater Horn of Africa

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

25/02/2024

The highest probabilities for wetter than usual conditions are indicated in central to western Kenya and in the cross-border areas ...

Burundi to ratify the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)

by SHARON MUZAKI ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENCE JOURNALIST

15/10/2023

Mr. Augustin NGENZIRABONA addressing the council of ministers of the Nile basin initiative on October 14, 2023 Burundi announced ratifying the ...

The rumours of a coup plot emerged during President Ndayishimiye's participation in the G77+China summit and the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Burundi President refutes allegations of coup plot

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

25/09/2023

The rumours of a coup plot emerged during President Ndayishimiye's participation in the G77+China summit and the 78th United Nations ...

Africa needs to invest approximately $66 billion in its health systems and health infrastructure

BUSINESS FEATURE: Maximizing revenues from natural resource wealth could yield big fiscal and environmental dividends for African countries

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

14/05/2023

Africa’s Resource Future, a World Bank report launched this week, finds that on average countries capture only about 40% of ...

Safeguarding security gains emphasised ahead of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia exit from Somalia

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

28/04/2023

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces in Somalia serving under African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have conducted activities in commemoration ...

President Ndayishimiye said that the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) of which Burundi is a member was not interlinked due to lack of cooperation in infrastructure development.

Burundi declares outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

18/03/2023

President Ndayishimiye government plans to implement a vaccination campaign to combat polio in the coming weeks, aiming at protecting all ...

A child holds a pan of locusts at a camp for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Image source: UNICEF/Olivia Acland

5 things you need to know about the world’s least developed countries

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

06/03/2023

A child holds a pan of locusts at a camp for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the ...

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