Healthcare & Skills: Merck Foundation marked World Health Day by saying it has funded 2,600 scholarships for young healthcare specialists across 52 countries, including Burundi, to expand capacity in underserved medical fields. Ebola & Regional Security: Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye chaired an AU emergency push to accelerate the Bundibugyo Ebola response in DRC and Uganda, mobilising US$910m in pledges and urging partners to release the full US$518m plan within four weeks. Ebola Watch: Africa CDC and WHO warned that despite improved testing and treatment, contact-tracing gaps, insecurity and funding shortfalls are still undermining containment as cases and deaths continue to rise. Public Health Governance: WHO reported that Tunisia has validated trachoma elimination, while the World Health Assembly also advanced negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing for future pandemics. Burundi Business & Infrastructure: Burundi’s Mulembwe hydropower plant was inaugurated, adding 17MW to the national grid, supporting power reliability for economic activity. Mining Revenue Scrutiny: In Kayanza, MPs questioned transparency over revenues from exporting 1,600+ tons of minerals, pressing for clearer public accounting and local development impact. Connectivity Costs: A global pricing survey put Burundi among the world’s most expensive fixed broadband markets, highlighting infrastructure and competition pressures. Language & Tech: Burundi will host World Swahili Day and the KAKAMA conference in July, focusing on Kiswahili’s role in trade, education and AI. Humanitarian Pressure: World Refugee Day coverage highlighted aid cuts worsening hunger and insecurity for displaced people in the region, including Burundi-linked refugee flows.