Heavy rains in March in Burundi's eastern province of Ruyigi destroyed beans, banana and cassava crops, leaving thousands of people desperate for food aid, agricultural officials say. In response to ...

In recent months, East Africa has been hit with a serious food crisis. Extreme and erratic weather, related to the “La Niña-El Niño” weather phenomenon, has led to stock shortages and sent food prices ...

Bujumbura — AIDS advocacy groups in Burundi are worried that a decision by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to cut special feeding programmes next year for HIV-positive people will harm ...

Food rations for refugees in Burundi will be halved from 1 April. The WFP says the rationing is because of dwindling funding for food. Burundi is ranked by the World Bank as the poorest nation in the ...

Burundi becomes 24 th country to reach final stage of IMF debt relief program Authorities complete steps intended to reduce poverty, deliver social services Next key priorities are to cut inflation, ...

Students at the University of Ngozi are developing an app to step up food security in Burundi. Most farmers practice small-scale agriculture, lack heavy equipment, and face plant disease. How can AI ...

“I want to work in finance and ensure that my family has a good life,” says 14-year-old Niyibizi, a student at a primary school in Muyinga province in northern Burundi. Niyibizi is one of over 500,000 ...

Food aid rations for refugees in Burundi, mostly Congolese fleeing violence in eastern DR Congo, will be halved from April 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced Thursday, citing a lack of ...