News Archives - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi

From now on, a legal framework for managing the mobility of Burundian labor

Following the establishment of a Directorate in charge of promoting the employment of migrants and the establishment of institutions coordinating activities in this Directorate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation quickly moved on to the next step. As part of realizing the common will shared at the highest …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation receives in audience the Representative of United Nations Industrial Development Organization

This October 18, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation His Excellency Ambassador Albert SHINGIRO received in audience Mrs. Aurélia Patrizia Calabrò, Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Director of the regional office in Ethiopia. They exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between Burundi and …

Delegation of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

As part of strengthening the cooperation between Burundi and Japan, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Mr. Ferdinand Bashikako received in audience, on October 7, 2021, a delegation from Japanese International Cooperation Agency from Tokyo. In fact, the Head of the delegation Mr. MUROTATNI …

The Arab Republic of Egypt grants a donation of medicines to the Republic of Burundi

This Thursday, October 7, 2021, the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Burundi HE Mr. Yasser Elsayed and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Mr. Ferdinand Bashikako proceeded to the delivery and reception of a donation of medicines offered by the Government …

Celebration of the 72nd Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China

On October 1, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation HE Ambassador Albert Shingiro participated in the online reception to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In the speech that HE Ambassador Albert Shingiro delivered, on behalf of the Government of …

The Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation receives the new Resident Coordinator of operational activities of the United Nations system for development in the Republic of Burundi

This October 1, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation HE Ambassador Albert SHINGIRO received in audience the new Resident Coordinator of operational activities of the United Nations development system in the Republic of Burundi Mr. Damien Mama who came to present his letters of appointment, by the …

Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations and Foreign Associations (NGOs): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation is organizing a training workshop for monitoring and evaluation for interministerial committee members.

OnTuesday September 27, 2021, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Mr. Ferdinand BASHIKAKO, officially opened at the Hotel La Détente, the activities of a training workshop for capacity building in the place of the members of the interministerial committee for monitoring and evaluation of …

General assembly for all the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation

As part of strengthening a good governance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, the Permanent Secretary Mr. Ferdinand BASHIKAKO chaired, on September 23, 2021, a general assembly for all the staff of the Central Administration of the Ministry. The Permanent Secretary began by welcoming the new staff …

Presentation of commission letters of the General Consul of Burundi at Laâyoune in Morocco

On February 28, 2020, the Republic of Burundi opened its General Consulate at Laâyoune in Morocco. On January 23, 2021, by reciprocity of the fact that Morocco could not open in turn its resident Diplomatic Mission in Burundi, this General Consulate was closed to be reopened on February 18, 2021 …

The Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Minister’s Assistant receives in audience the Ambassador of Belgium in Burundi

On the morning of September 22, 2021, the Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Minister’s Assistant Mr. Syldie MANIREREKANA received in audience the Ambassador of Belgium in Burundi, HE Mr. Alain VAN GUCHT, who had come for a courtesy visit. The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium greatly appreciates the current …