Latest Burundi News

A melodic greeting between women in Burundi is at risk of being lost

Oct. 24, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

NGOZI, Burundi (AP) — The hug between the two women looked like it would last forever. A spirited 85-year-old had embraced a younger woman she hadn’t seen for months, and she chanted a number of questions in the peculiar yodeling routine of her ancestors. How are you? How is your...

How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados

Oct. 07, 2024 00:58 AM EDT

KAYANZA, Burundi (AP) — Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when it is time to sell their avocados. They materialize from villages and form a crowd around the vehicle, watching closely as crews weigh and load the crated fruits. Such...