UN Diplomacy & Development Rights: UN officials marked the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, warning that progress is uneven as debt, conflicts, climate shocks and inequality keep holding back countries’ growth. Burundi at the UN: President Évariste Ndayishimiye urged Africa’s permanent inclusion on the UN Security Council, arguing it would improve representation and trust, while also criticizing how Burundi’s human rights mandate was set up. Health Financing for Resilience: Africa CDC and PAHO called for sustained funding for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, stressing that countries must invest before crises hit to protect both lives and economies. Trade Finance for East Africa: Afreximbank issued a US$29m guarantee to expand the EAC Customs Bond, aiming to speed up cross-border goods movement and reduce paperwork bottlenecks for firms in the region, including Burundi. Digital Banking Upgrade (CRDB): CRDB Bank described how WSO2 helped it build an enterprise integration backbone to support digital channels and its migration to Temenos Transact. Regional Business & Investment: Kigoma invited DRC and Burundi investors to explore opportunities around trade, industry, agriculture, fishing and tourism, highlighting the Kigoma Special Economic Zone. EAC Insurance Integration: Regulators from six East African countries, including Burundi, moved toward harmonised insurance supervision rules to create a more integrated market and ease cross-border compliance. Pandemic Preparedness in Practice: Africa CDC’s Jean Kaseya urged local vaccine manufacturing, citing the ongoing economic impact of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak across Uganda, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi.