All Africa (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Despite losing 4-0 to Zanzibar in their Group C opening game, Burundi coach Amaarsi Niyongabo is confident his charges can turn tables when they clash with the defending champions Uganda at the Mumias Sports Complex this evening.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
THE Uganda Cranes hope to secure a quarter final slot today when they take on the never-say-die Burundi in their second game of the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup at Mumias Sugar Sports Complex.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The government of Burundi has expressed interest in joining the joint DRC-Rwanda exploitation of methane gas on Lake Kivu.
Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
(Bujumbura) - Burundi's government should immediately reverse a new policy of deporting Rwandan asylum seekers without considering their cases, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 27, 2009, Interior Minister Edouard Nduwimana ordered police to return 103 asylum seekers to Rwanda, in violation of international law. read more
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Months after transforming itself from a rebel movement into a political party, Burundi's Forces nationales de la liberation (FNL), is embroiled in a leadership wrangle that analysts warn could jeopardize the country's fragile peace.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
DEFENDING champions The Uganda Cranes became the first team to secure a ticket to the Orange CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup quarterfinals when they overwhelmed Burundi 2-0 at Mumias Sugar Sports Complex yesterday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The peace process in Burundi has witnessed significant progress in recent months but the country needs help to ensure successful elections next year and to tackle challenges such as human rights abuses, corruption and weak institutions, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Police are holding two men on charges of stealing a Rwandan registered vehicle and driving it to Burundi.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Burundian authorities should immediately retract an ordinance outlawing the Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society (FORSC), an umbrella organization representing 146 Burundian civil society associations, said Amnesty International, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and Human Rights Watch in a joint statement issued today. The government should also end threats and harassment...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
One of the guards of a provincial governor in Burundi seriously beat up a man in early November in a dispute over land and property. The man died after a few days in hospital. The case received wide media coverage in Burundi, with human rights organizations condemning the incident and calling for legal action to be taken against the perpetrator.
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, November 24, 2009/ Press Release No. 09/426A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Bernardin Akitoby, visited Burundi November 8-21, 2009 to conduct the third review of the government’s economic and financial program supported by an arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).The mission met with President Pierre Nkurunziza;...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Chief Mediator, Charles Nqakula, is expected to table South Africa's final report on the Burundi Peace Process at the summit to be held in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Next year's elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country's long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts.
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