Friday, January 23, 2026, marked the second day of the National Consultative Meeting on the Development of the East African Community (EAC) Strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI), held from January 22 to 23, 2026, at the Roca Golf Hotel in Bujumbura. Prior to these meeting, participants were briefed on the process of developing strategies, policies, and frameworks, from national consultations …

Mr Severin Mbarubukeye , Permanent Secretary in charge of East African Community Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, opened the Consultative Meeting on the Development of the East African Community (EAC) Strategy on Artificial Intelligence, held at the Roca Golf Hotel in Bujumbura on Thursday , January 22 , 2026. The meeting was organized …

This morning, January 20, 2026, His Excellency Edouard BIZIMANA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, welcomed a delegation from the African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD led by Madam Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Director General of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD). The two authorities discussed strengthening the partnership and relations between the Republic of Burundi and the AUDA-NEPAD …

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On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Mr. Sophonie Nitunga, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, granted an audience to Her Excellency Ms. Salimata ET Tourray , appointed Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to Burundi, with residence  in Addis Ababa. During the audience, the diplomat presented copies of her letters …

On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Permanent Secretary responsible for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sophonie NITUNGA met with His Excellency Michael Wimmer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Burundi. The discusses on various topics of common interest while welcoming  the excellent diplomatic relations between Burundi and the Kingdom of Belgium and expressed their shared desire to further strengthen them. As …

On Monday, December 29, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Edouard Bizimana, met with Burundian entrepreneurs and representatives of the private sector. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss Burundi’s chairmanship of the African Union, from February 2026 to February 2027. In his opening remarks, Minister Bizimana announced that during the …