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Samman Vohra racks-up ARC Burundi win with peerless drive in Ngozi
Reigning Kenyan Champion Samman Singh Vohra racked-up his second win of the 2025 FIA African Rally Championship (ARC) season as Rallye International Du Burundi dust settled in Ngozi, a northern city which serves as the capital of Ngozi Province....

How to watch Carabao Cup 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
2025/26's Carabao Cup live streams see Newcastle bidding to defend the title that secured them their first domestic major trophy since 1955. Below we have all the information on how to watch Carabao Cup 2025/26 from anywhere in the world with...

How to watch Premier League 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and key dates
2025/26's Premier League live streams see Arne Slot leading Liverpool into the season as champions, with Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest all hoping to dethrone them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Premier League 2025/26...
State restrictions threaten new Burundi guide against hate speech, incitement
Burundi ranks highly globally among states with most repressive environments for media practice and public freedoms. Successive post-independence governments have used various unorthodox methods to visit fear on the society and independent-minded...

Burundi faces five-day blackout, worsening fuel shortage
Much of Burundi has been living without electricity since Monday, with the capital Bujumbura paralysed, as the country also experiences fuel shortages, AFP learned Friday from multiple sources. The tiny African Great Lakes nation is among the...

Burundi’s New Foreign Minister – Social Media Past Shows He’s Deep FDLR Sympathiser
2 Dr Edouard Bizimana Burundi’s newly appointed Foreign Minister, Dr. Edouard Bizimana, is facing mounting scrutiny over a series of inflammatory tweets that critics say portray him as sympathetic to the FDLR — a militia group composed in part of...

Burundi : Ndayishimiye tightens his control with a reduced government and strategic returns
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – A few hours after appointing Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister, President Évariste Ndayishimiye unveiled, through his spokesperson Rosine Guilène Gatoni, the composition of a remodeled government....

Newcastle v Atletico Madrid Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Atletico Madrid Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (4pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to end their...

Burundi: Ndayishimiye shakes up cabinet, appoints new Prime Minister

Burundi and M23 Exchange Prisoners of War
Burundi has recovered 20 of its soldiers who were captured in combat by the M23 rebel movement since 2023. In return, M23 received the same number of its fighters who had been detained by Burundian authorities, according to reliable sources cited...

Newcastle v Espanyol Live TV – Global channel listings on Friday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Espanyol Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Friday (7.30pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to end their...

Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Acknowledges Media Champions for Driving Awareness...
Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at submit@merck-foundation.com Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the...

US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban on Burundi
The United States has imposed a temporary travel ban on individuals from Burundi, according to a statement from its embassy in the small Great Lakes nation on Monday, citing “repeated violations.” Individuals from the country were included among...

Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Sunday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (12pm (UK) kick-off). The game kicking off 8pm local time in Seoul. The Newcastle...
Burundi and Tanzania: Building Africa’s future through partnership
BUJUMBURA: In an era where Africa seeks to unlock its full potential, few relationships better illustrate the power of regional cooperation than that between Tanzania and Burundi. Once defined primarily by shared history and border proximity, our...
Burundi holds senatorial elections
BUJUMBURA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The district councilors elected during Burundi's June 5 elections went to the polls on Wednesday to choose 10 senators -- two from each of the country's five provinces. According to the Burundian constitution, each...

Music Inspired by Takashi Murakami and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
click to enlarge As we move into high summer, some classical music producing and presenting organizations are also shifting into high gear. - Ohio Light Opera continues its season at The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre. The opening...

Who was the slain nuncio Archbishop Courtney?
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated Thursday a memorial to the slain nuncio Archbishop Michael Aidan Courtney in Burundi. Cardinal Pietro Parolin lays flowers at a memorial to Archbishop Courtney in Minago, Burundi, on...

Merck Foundation marks World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025 by providing 716 ...
Merck Foundation has made history by training the first local Embryologists and Reproductive & Fertility Experts in many countries such as The Gambia, Liberia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Congo. Moreover, supported...

Arthur Brown: “Going by any reasonable judgement system, I’d have to admit to being mad”
From setting fire to the charts and himself and inciting student riots to watching Vivian Stanshall chase Robert Calvert with a shotgun, Arthur Brown’s is a life most colourful. In 2010 Prog tried to encapsulate the spirit that’s driven one of...