NAIROBI, Kenya – The U.N's World Food Program says a food shipment meant to feed about 112,000 people has been stopped at the Burundi border. Spokeswoman Challiss McDonough said Friday the ...

Bujumbura — Even before his wife bore their eighth child, Selemani François knew he would have a difficult time sustaining a large family on a taxi driver's income in Burundi's capital of ...

Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls amid a backdrop of surging inflation, fuel shortages and complaints of political ...

In the hills of Burundi, farmers tend their coffee crop. Their livelihoods depend on a good harvest. Coffee in the small central African nation is more than just a hot drink; it’s a valuable ...

As the United Nations steps up the distribution of food to some 520,000 people in north-eastern Burundi where famine has reportedly led to the deaths of more than 100 people since November, the BBC's ...

The sharp increase in refugees in need of aid has placed a significant strain on WFP food assistance programmes in Burundi. Since January 2025, nearly 70,000 people - mainly women, children and ...

Burundi faced severe food security challenges due to climatic shocks. The World Bank activated the CERC under the IDA-supported “Merankabandi” project, reallocating funds to address emergencies. This ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi has blocked a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy originating in Rwanda from entering the country, citing security concerns, the WFP said on Wednesday. The WFP denied its ...

The school feeding program financed by the Early Grade Learning Project in Burundi PAADESCO is an ongoing program in two food insecure provinces in Burundi (Muyinga and Kirundo). To date 87,000 ...

“Cars are big, roads are big, houses are big. Food are huge. Everything for me, from Burundi, was big, big, big. That was my first impression of this country.” His only outlets to lessen his ...