Bicycle taxis in Burundi: Between economic survival and the urgent need for collective insurance
Existing insurance companies in Burundi are operational, but they do not yet cover the risks associated with bicycle-taxi transport. The bicycle-taxi trade provides a livelihood for a large number of…
Rice farmers concerned over delayed Urea fertilizer deliveries by FOMI
CIBITOKE, December 19th (ABP) – Leaders of rice cooperatives in the communes of Cibitoke, Bukinanyana, and Mugina, located in Bujumbura province and organized under the collective “Ijwi ry’Umuceri,” are concerned…
A Burundian joins the governing bodies of the African Cycling Confederation
BUJUMBURA, December 19th (ABP) – A Burundian has been appointed to the Management Committee of the African Cycling Confederation (CAC). The appointee is Arnaud Patrick Iryumugabo, the former president of…
Valorizing old forests for school desk production and national economic growth
GITEGA, December 19th (ABP) – The Prime Minister’s Office organized a meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Gitega Paramedical School (the political capital and center of Burundi) for…
The management of ABP paid a visit to Buhumuza province
MUYINGA, December 19th (ABP) – The Governor of Buhumuza Province, Denise Ndaruhekere, received on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in Muyinga commune, the Acting Director General of the Burundi News Agency…
The Prime Minister met with a Viettel group delegation
NTAHANGWA, December 19th (ABP) – Burundian Prime Minister Nestor Ntahontuye received in audience on Thursday, December 18, 2025, a delegation from the Viettel Group, led by its Vice President, Do…
All Burundians are called on to eradicate corruption
GITEGA, December 19th (ABP) – The Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi, Prosper Bazombanza, has called upon the Burundians across all socio-professional sectors to denounce both those who offer and…
Jimmy Lai, mastermind behind Hong Kong’s 2019 riots
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The Head of State has returned from the United States of America
NTAHANGWA, December 9 (ABP) – The President of the Republic of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, returned on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from the United States of America. He had been invited…
Burundi’s Hidden Danger: The Toxic Legacy of Dithane M45 in Tomato Farming
In the fertile highlands of Burundi, where tomato fields paint the landscape red, a silent danger is taking root, one that threatens not just harvests, but lives. For many farmers,…