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On the morning of September 5, 2026, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, chaired an urgent meeting with Ambassadors accredited to Burundi representing the member countries of the East African Community (EAC). The purpose of this meeting was to exchange views on the worrying situation concerning certain Burundian citizens engaged in small …

On August 26, 2026, in Bujumbura, Mr. Sophonie Nitunga, Permanent Secretary in charge of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially launched the national consultations on the 2025 EAC draft law on seeds and new plant varieties. These consultations will continue until August 28, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.    In …

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This Tuesday, August 25, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Édouard BIZIMANA, received in audience H.E. Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, accompanied by Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes …

On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Bujumbura, His Excellency Ambassador Edouard Bizimana Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation received Mr. Billy Stewart, Chargé d’Affaires, and Ms. Anna Mijnlief, Political Advisor at the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for a courtesy visit.   Discussions focused on various topics of mutual interest, particularly …

On August 18 and 19, 2026, an important meeting was held at Roca Golf hotel in Bujumbura Province, and was launched by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, Mr Aime NKURUNZIZA, General Director and head of the Burundi’s Integration Program at the East African Community. This meeting, which brought together focal points from …

On Monday, August 17, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard BIZIMANA, presented the activities carried out for the 4th quarter, covering the period from April 1st to June 30th, 2026. In his speech, Ambassador Édouard BIZIMANA recalled that the objective of this exercise is to present to both national and international …

On August 12, 2026, in Bujumbura, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, received in audience his Burkinabe counterpart, Mr. Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, on a courtesy visit. Minister Édouard Bizimana expressed his heartfelt thanks to his counterpart for making the trip, which is part of …

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Bujumbura, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, presided over the official handover ceremony of a donation of two Toyota Hilux vehicles, offered by the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC), represented by His Excellency Ambassador Stephen Patrick Mbundi, Secretary General of the Organization. These …

This Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Bujumbura, Mr. Séverin Mbarubukeye, Permanent Secretary in charge of East African Community Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially opened the national consultation meeting on the draft Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy of the East African Community (2026–2035) and its action plan. Organized over three days, this meeting …