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Swiss, Burundi foreign ministers discuss human rights During his visit to the Swiss capital, Shingiro met with senior officials from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer Switzerland’s foreign affairs minister Ignazio Cassis called on Burundi to implement concrete human rights reforms during a meeting with his counterpart from the small African nation, Albert Shingiro, in Bern on Monday. This content was published on May 3, 2021 - 17:56 May 3, 2021 - 17:56 swissinfo.ch/gw Cassis noted the good cooperation be...

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis receives Burundi's foreign minister in Bern Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Bern, 03.05.2021 - Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis received the foreign minister of Burundi, Albert Shingiro, on a courtesy visit to Bern on 3 May 2021. Switzerland has a long-standing bilateral and multilateral commitment to peace and sustainable development in Burundi. During his stay in Bern, Mr Shingiro also met with the deputy state secretary of the FDFA, the director general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the hea...

Human rights, justice still on agenda in EU-Burundi talks Friday April 09 2021 Burundi's Foreign Affairs Minister Albert Shingiro with EU Ambassador Claude Bochu address the press in Bujumbura on April 9, 2021. PHOTO | COURTESY Advertisement The political dialogue was attended by ambassadors of Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. While addressing the press in Bujumbura, Burundi’s Foreign Affairs Minister Albert Shingiro said that the second round of talks included a roadmap towards improving relations between Burundi and the European Union. “Its high time we close the chapter of...

Burundi is slowly emerging out of a self-imposed isolation, five years after it was rocked by political instability when its late President Pierre Nkurunziza sought a controversial re-election. Since coming into office last June, President Evariste Ndayishimiye has made state visits to four countries, hosted the Ethiopian President in Bujumbura and resumed contact with the European Union. On the contrary, Ndayishimiye’s predecessor only set foot off Burundian soil once in five years. It was a visit to Kigoma, northwestern Tanzania that lasted a few hours. Nkurunziza never left his country a...

Tanzania, Burundi heighten relations Tanzania, Burundi heighten relations TANZANIA and Burundi yesterday outlined five areas of bilateral cooperation aimed at cementing ties between the neighbouring countries. Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation minister Prof Palamagamba Kabudi In protocols signed during the 6th Joint Permanent Commission meeting held in Kigoma, the two countries agreed to further strengthen cooperation in defense and security, trade and investments, transportation infrastructures, social welfare and diplomatic relations. Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation ...