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Long-promised Burundi-Tanzania rail corridor kicks off
Semafor
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August 22, 2025
Tanzania and Burundi broke ground on a long-promised cross-border railway linking East Africa’s landlocked regions to the port of Dar es Salaam. The $2.15 billion 282-kilometer (175-mile) electrified line is a key leg of the “Central Corridor”...
Tanzania and Burundi Launch $2.15 Billion Cross-Border Railway Project
Times News Global
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August 22, 2025
Tanzania, Africa – Tanzania and Burundi have officially started building a new $2.15 billion railway that will connect Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa laid the foundation stone...
Burundi : Congolese refugees face a deadly choice between hunger and war
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2025 – As the international funding for refugees collapses, Congolese refugees living in Burundi find themselves facing a tragic dilemma : remain in increasingly precarious conditions or return to a country...
From the dream of emergence to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its rope
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2025 – While the authorities promise to elevate Burundi to the rank of an emerging country by 2040, the daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating...
Gitega : a 65-year-old man brutally killed in Mubuga village
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 18, 2025 – A bloody tragedy rocked Mubuga village, in the district and province of Gitega (central Burundi), on the night of Sunday, August 17. A 65-year-old man, Joseph Nzisabira, was found dead after being...
Tanzania and Burundi begin construction on $2.15bn line
Railway Technology
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August 20, 2025
Tanzania and Burundi have officially commenced the construction of a $2.15bn cross-border standard gauge railway that will connect Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. The line will be used for passenger services and frieght...
“Do not stop on the path of reconciliation”: Cardinal Parolin Concludes Burundi Visit with Call for Unity, Peace
ACI Africa
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August 20, 2025
“Strengthen peace in the land you inhabit, entrust your sorrows and anxieties to God, the Father of all love, to Christ the Savior, and to the Spirit of truth,” Cardinal Parolin said. Reflecting on his stay in Burundi, the Vatican Secretary of...
Burundi, Tanzania Break Ground on Landmark Railway to Boost Regional Trade
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 20, 2025 (POA) -- Burundi and Tanzania have officially launched construction of a long-awaited cross-border railway line that leaders say will transform regional trade and boost economic growth. New railway is expected to...
Burundi : Colonel Arakaza jailed for fuel trafficking and attempted murder, a shock for impunity in the police
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, August 19, 2025 — Police Colonel Moïse Arakaza, nicknamed Nyeganyega, was arrested in Bujumbura and then transferred to Bururi central prison, in Burunga province in the south of the country. He is prosecuted for...
Burundi and Tanzania launch standard-gauge project
International Railway Journal
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August 18, 2025
Ceremony held to mark the construction of the first railway in Burundi which will link with the new Tanzanian standard-gauge network. A symbolic section of track and two electrification masts were installed to mark the launch of the project....
Kenya’s Craydel Expands into Burundi, Tanzania, Strengthening Pan-African EdTech Footprint
TechEconomy
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August 19, 2025
Advertisements Kenyan edtech startup Craydel has extended its reach into Burundi and Tanzania, becoming the first education technology firm from Kenya to establish operations across seven African markets. Being its fourth expansion in less than a...
Tanzania, Burundi launch construction of $2bln joint SGR project
Zawya
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Burundi and Tanzania on Saturday kicked off the construction of the cross-border standard gauge railway line, marking a milestone in the countries’ infrastructure development. President Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye and Tanzanian Prime Minister...
Burundi : the National Communication Council suspends the private media synergy on a 56-month fuel shortage
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 16, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) suspended on Thursday the private media synergy planned by several radio stations and newspapers in the country, including Radio Bonesha FM, Radio Isanganiro,...
Burundi lays foundation for country's first railway linking to Tanzania
The Standard
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A carriage for the Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is unloaded as Tanzania received 14 economy class carriages of South Korean company Sung Shin Rolling Stock (SSRT) at the port in Dar es Salaam on November 25, 2022. [AFP]...
Burundi : former Hutu rebel leader Jean Bosco Ndayikengurukiye arrested in a fuel trafficking case
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 16, 2025 – Former Hutu rebel leader Jean Bosco Ndayikengurukiye, exiled for challenging Pierre Nkurunziza’s third term and returning to the country in 2021, was imprisoned Thursday in Mpimba. He is accused of...
Tanzania, Burundi hailed for strategic cross-border SGR project
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: ACADEMICS and analysts have lauded Tanzania and Burundi for forging a strategic partnership in implementing a cross-border electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, saying it will significantly boost trade volumes and enhance...
CRDB raises billions in Tanzania, DRC, Burundi
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE CRDB Bank Marathon has once again proven its regional impact, raising billions across Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi to support life-saving health services and community development. From funding...
Nasser, Prince Nyerere shine at Burundi Rally
Daily News Tanzania
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August 17, 2025
BURUNDI: TANZANIAN drivers, Yassin Nasser and Prince Nyerere, are better-positioned to claim the African Rally Championship diadems despite finishing second and third behind the overall winner Samman Vohra Singh from Kenya Vohra, who was co-driven...
Tanzania, Burundi launch 2.15 bln USD cross-border railway project
Xinhua News Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania and Burundi on Saturday officially launched the construction of a modern standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim...
Gitega plunged into darkness : power and drinking water outages paralyze the city
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 12, 2025 – Since last week, the city of Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, has been plunged into darkness. Repeated power outages have paralyzed daily activities, exacerbated by a...