Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi

Diaspora Week 2025 was officially launched by the President of the Republic of Burundi, His Excellency Évariste Ndayishimiye on July 29 in Bujumbura. During a moralization session dedicated to members of the diaspora, the Head of State emphasized the vital importance of this community in the country’s development. He particularly called on Burundian intellectuals, inviting them to break with certain …

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, His Excellency Ambassador Albert Shingiro and His Excellency Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Isao FUKUSHIMA, signed a note exchange between the Government of Burundi and the Government of Japan for a food donation and a donation of medical equipment granted by the Government of Japan to the Republic …

On July 22, 2025, the Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Mr. Syldie MANIREREKANA launched a technical validation workshop of the revised National Diaspora Policy and its implementation strategy held at the Hôtel Royal Palace. In his address, Mr Syldie MANIREREKANA said that the validated documents are aligned with the country’s new global orientations, and will …

From July 22 to 23, 2025, the United Nations Development Program organized a semi-annual review workshop on portfolio implementation at the Donatus Conference Center in Bujumbura. The workshop brought together UNDP executives, representatives of relevant sectoral ministries, United Nations agencies, and implementing partners. In his speech, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Mr. Ferdinand …