Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi

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 in the Ministry including the Minister’s Assistant, Mr. Syldie MANIREREKANA. …

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 after Morocco decided to open its Embassy in Burundi with …

This Friday, September 17, 2021, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Mr. Ferdinand Bashikako accompanied by the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy in Burundi HEMr. Massimiliano MAZZANTI proceeded to the opening ceremony of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Italy in Bujumbura. In his remarks, the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy …

In Paris, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Albert SHINGIRO met Mr. Franck Paris, Special Advisor to President Emmanuel Macron, for Africa. They discussed various topics, bilateral cooperation between Burundi and France, regional and global cooperation in general as well as the lifting of sanctions against Burundi by the European Union. The Minister of Foreign …