AN agreement to construction standard gauge railway (SGR) from Uvinza (Tanzania) to Musongati (Burundi), a 282 kilometre stretch costing $2.154bn (5.6trn/-) was signed in Dar es Salaam today. Prof ...

Les autorités nous ont abandonnés alors qu'elles sont au courant de ce qui nous arrive à chaque saison pluvieuse. Cette pluie ...

On a quest to right some wrongs about a poor African country, a traveller discovered that despite Burundi being one of the poorest nations in the world, it is actually home to wonderful people and ...

Urbanization is quickly changing natural and agricultural landscapes, with consequences for the herbivorous arthropods dwelling in or near cities. Here, we review the evidence for the effects of ...

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 group has wrested control of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic ...

Burundi troops in Congo to counter M23 rebels Rwanda denies Congo presence, accuses Congo of aiding militias Ethnic tensions risk wider conflict in region NAIROBI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - (This Jan. 31 ...

Tanzania and Burundi have partnered with Chinese firms to construct a railway for transporting minerals, including nickel, to Dar es Salaam. The $2.15 billion project involves China Railway ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement with two Chinese firms to build a railway between the two African countries for transporting metals ...

Asian Elephants walking in the streets. Image by joyfull via Depositphotos. In the age of rapid urban expansion, the balance between development and preservation has become increasingly delicate. For ...

The additional territory is the Middle Shabelle region – also referred to in peacekeeping terms as Sector 5 – which has been primarily secured by Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF ...

As China's economy shifts from rapid growth to high-quality development, the policy of new urbanization has become key to unlocking domestic demand and promoting balanced regional development.