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This Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation (MAEIRCD), Mr. Sophonie Nitunga, received in audience Mr. Gabriel Monterrosa, Project Manager of the Egmont Institute, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Burundi, Mr. Michael Wimmer.     This meeting, marked by courtesy, allowed …

On Friday, May 18, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, held a working meeting with the Representatives of the United Nations system agencies in Burundi. In his opening remarks, the Minister expressed his gratitude to these agencies for their constant and multifaceted support, recalling that this cooperation is part of …

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Edouard Bizimana , received in audience Mr. Alp IŞIK, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Burundi, accompanied by a delegation from the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), led by Mr. Murat ÇETIN, Coordinator of the TIKA Office in Kampala.   …

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Edouard Bizimana, received Mr. Sudhakar in audience. Dalela, Secretary in charge of economic relations at the Ministry of External Affairs of India, accompanied by his delegation as well as His Excellency Mr. Upender Singh Rawat , Ambassador of the Republic of India …

An important workshop was held in Gitega on May 6, 2026, under the chairpersonship of Mrs. Councel  Ancilla Ntakaburimvo Director General in charge of the Programme for Defending the Interests of Burundi and Burundians Abroad within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was representing the Minister at this event.   This three-day workshop, running from May 6 to 8 2026, …

On 8 May 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation graced the Europe Day celebrations with his presence during a reception hosted by Ms. Delphine Van Landschoot Wimmer, Chargée d’Affaires of the European Union, on behalf of Ambassador Elisabetta Pietrobon. In her address, Ms. Van Landschoot Wimmer reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to a long term, …

On 9 May 2026, in Bujumbura, Burundi joined the Russian Federation in marking the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War against Nazism. At the invitation of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Burundi, His Excellency Sergey Chernenko, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Edouard Bizimana, graced the commemoration …

From May 4 to 8, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, through its Directorate of International Organizations, conducted a field mission dedicated to monitoring and evaluating projects supported by the International Center for Biosciences and Agriculture (CABI) in the provinces of Bujumbura, Butanyerera, Buhumuza, Gitega, and Burunga. The mission also aimed at strengthening the partnership …

From 6 to 8 May 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, through the Directorate in charge of International Organizations, conducted a monitoring visit to projects supported by the NGOs Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and the Collective for Food Strategies (CSA) in Buhumuza Province. On 6 May 2026, a delegation composed of staff from the Directorate in charge …

As part of the monitoring of infrastructure built in Burundi through cooperation between Burundi and its foreign partners, H.E. Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, visited the site this Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to assess the condition of Boulevard du Japon, located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. This visit followed the one carried …