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The border connects Uvira, a strategic town in South Kivu province, to Bujumbura, Burundi’s main commercial city, and its reopening is expected to ease movement for thousands of people and goods affected by the closure.
According to ICPAC, there is a 45 per cent chance of wetter-than-normal rainfall across much of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, central and western Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, northern Somalia, and Djibouti.
Under this requirement, applicants for B1 and B2 visas from Uganda, Burundi, and Tanzania must post a financial bond ranging from Sh645,000 to Sh1,935,000. The exact amount will be determined during the visa interview. The bonds act as a financial guarantee to ensure compliance with US immigration rules.
In a statement issued on Thursday, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf warned that the latest violence threatens to undermine recent diplomatic progress and urged regional actors to exercise restraint.
The hosts were reduced to 10 men early on after striker Caleb Bimenyimana was shown a red card in the third minute.
Harambee Stars approach this fixture with renewed confidence, even if their 5-0 thrashing of bottom-placed Seychelles counted for little more than consolation after a 3-1 home loss to Gambia ended their World Cup hopes.
The meeting, which was initially scheduled for October 3, was meant to address the termination of short-term contracts, discuss new recruitment plans, and consider the reinstatement of some staff. However, the session has now been pushed to October 13 after Burundi’s Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Cooperation Minister Edouard Bizimana asked for a reschedule. The delay has also affected quorum, making it impossible for discussions to continue.
DTB Burundi was set up in 2008 as a greenfield operation with Unik Investment holding a 16.33 per cent stake, alongside Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Investment Company LLC and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), which were also allocated 16.33 per cent each.
According to Prosper Ntahorwamiye, chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission, the country has 3,044 villages and neighbourhoods, each represented by five councillors, making up a total of 15,220 seats.
Although Ndayishimiye is not on the ballot, as his seven-year term runs until 2027, the election is a key test of his leadership and the strength of his party, the Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD).
Claude, a former bouncer from Uvira in eastern DRC, fled to Burundi in February to escape escalating violence linked to the M23 rebel group, which is reportedly backed by Rwanda.
