DPI and DPGs set to boost agricultural harvests in Burundi
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you inside…
The lack of Digital ID Systems threatens the Digital Economy of Burundi
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you inside…
Burundi sets Data as a strategic digital public good
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you inside…
Traders in Tug of War Over Burundi’s Digital Billing Machines
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you inside…
OBR launches a digital tax collection system
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you inside…
Burundi Lays Its Digital Economy Foundations
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you…
Burundi embarks on a full digitalization journey
By Avit Ndayiziga From Digital ID systems, Data protection and cybersecurity laws, AI strategies, and universal connectivity, Burundi has embarked on a bold digital journey to redefine governance, business, and daily life. However, insufficient and outdated digital public infrastructure, goods, and related challenges still impede progress, despite initiatives to overcome them. This series takes you…
Mozambique’s New Decree Effectively Legalises Internet Shutdowns
By Herman Ramos The Mozambican government has approved a revision of the Telecommunications Traffic Control Regulation, originally established by Decree No. 38/2023 of 3 July, granting the national telecommunications regulator the authority to block or suspend telecommunications networks in situations deemed to pose an “imminent risk” to public security or social order. Front page of the…
Mozambique’s South Underwater as Floods Expose Deepening Climate and Preparedness Gaps
By Herman Ramos Severe flooding triggered by weeks of torrential rain has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in southern Mozambique, leaving entire communities submerged and some residents stranded on rooftops, trees, and vehicles as waters continue to rise. Since early January 2026, relentless rainfall has inundated large parts of Maputo and Gaza…
Stories That Heal: Journalists equipped to tell mental health-related stories in Burundi
By Avit Ndayiziga Ten journalists were trained on how to better report on child and adolescent mental health disorders in Burundi. They learned about human‑centered and data‑driven approaches. The training aims to produce stories that raise awareness and shift the paradigm on mental health disorders affecting children and adolescents in Burundi. This project, “Enhancing Mental Health…
