By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…
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Nine killed as Burundi’s rebel group makes an attack on overnight attack
Burundi government spokesperson said gunmen from the Red Tabara rebel group killed nine people and injured others near DR Congo border. Gunmen from the Red Tabara rebel group killed nine people and injured others in an overnight attack in western Burundi near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesperson told reporters on…
Four children die in Burundi church collapse
Four children lost their lives when a church structure in Burundi collapsed during a fierce storm. State media reports that this incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, resulting in injuries to 15 other individuals. The catastrophic event unfolded in the southern region of the country, where the ill-fated church was situated. The area…
Polio emergency declared in Burundi.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2331 EAT on Tuesday 21st March 2023. Burundi has declared a national public health emergency after polio was detected in a 4-year-old and two other children who had been in contact with the child. The polio outbreak is Burundi’s first in more than 30 years. The landlocked African country is…
30 Burundian AU soldiers Killed in al-Shabab attack in Somalia.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1104 EAT on Saturday 7 May 2022. At least 30 Burundian soldiers were killed and 20 others injured in Tuesday’s attack by al-Shabab militants on an African Union base in southern Somalia, according to a Burundian official. The official, who requested anonymity because he is not allowed to speak…
International Pastors Anoint Kivumbi for Political Position at Bishop Kiganda Church
International Pastors who have gathered at Ps David Kiganda Church of Christianity Focus Center, MengoKisenyi have laid hands and anointed Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin for a Political Position. These have come from Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Burundi & Rwanda for the 20th Annual Ministers Conference with a theme “How long will…
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