{"id":8951,"date":"2026-03-31T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:27:07","slug":"workshop-on-east-african-road-transport-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/workshop-on-east-african-road-transport-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop on East African road transport regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday March 31, 2026, in Gitega, Dr Pacifique NIYONIZIGIYE, Head of the Coordination of Burundi\u2019s Positions within the East African Community at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially launched a two-day workshop dedicated to raising awareness among stakeholders regarding East African road transport regulations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-300x222.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-1024x758.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-768x569.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-1536x1138.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1-2048x1517.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his address, he noted that, despite Burundi\u2019s accession to the Community\u2019s texts, national transposition is still lagging behind. In particular, many stakeholders are unaware of the 2016 Law on Vehicle Load Control and its implementing regulations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega3-310x205.jpeg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-300x215.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1024x734.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-768x551.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-1536x1101.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mae.gov.bi\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ph-gitega-2048x1468.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The objectives of this workshop were to present the regional regulations, to promote the acceleration of institutional reforms, and to turn participants into effective advocates for the adoption of Community instruments relating to load control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday March 31, 2026, in Gitega, Dr Pacifique NIYONIZIGIYE, Head of the Coordination of Burundi\u2019s Positions within the East African Community at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially launched a two-day workshop dedicated to raising awareness among stakeholders regarding East African road transport regulations. 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