On October 19, 2026, in Lusaka, Republic of Zambia, on the sidelines of the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Interministerial Committee of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), His Excellence Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, met with representatives of the Burundian diaspora residing in Zambia. During the discussions, talks focused …

On the occasion of the 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) held in Lusaka, on October 19, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, reaffirmed Burundi’s attachment to the ideals of peace, security, stability, and sustainable development in the …

The Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Mr. Sophonie NITUNGA, received in audience a delegation from the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), led by Ms. NGUI AKENDENGUE Celia Willianie, Vice-Chairperson of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, currently on a working mission to Burundi.    This visit is part …

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On October 7, 2026, His Excellency Mr. Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, received a delegation from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) led by Ms. Nelly Banaken, Commissioner for Gender Promotion, Human and Social Development. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the progress of preparations for the third edition of the …

As part of efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation, Burundi is hosting an official delegation from the Republic of Haiti from 4 to 10 October 2026 under the Resilient Agriculture for Food Security Project (RAFSP). The exchange mission aims to enable the Haitian delegation to learn from Burundi’s experience in implementing the National Endogenous School Feeding Programme (NESFP), which is recognised …

On Monday, October 5, 2026, Mr. NITUNGA Sophonie, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, officially opened a six-day training workshop for inspection officers within the Ministry. This training focuses on audit and internal control. The primary objective of this workshop is to strengthen the participants’ capacities in internal control, specifically across its various …

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The Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, Sophonie NITUNGA, received in audience, this September 24, 2026, a delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), led by Kapchae Ra, KOICA Country Director in Rwanda, who was on a courtesy visit. In his welcoming remarks, the Permanent Secretary …