Burundi

  • Nov 10, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: East Africa and the Great Lakes

A regional trend towards strengthening growth will continue in 2011. Elections in Uganda and the...

  • Jul 21, 2010
  • 7 min read

BURUNDI: Insecurity undermines political transition

Parliamentary elections will be held on July 23. The political environment has deteriorated...

Burundi
  • Jul 13, 2010
  • 3 min read

UGANDA/SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab reaches beyond comfort zone

Following the twin bomb attacks on July 11, the Ugandan government today reported that a...

Uganda
  • Jun 30, 2010
  • 13 min read

EAST AFRICA: Politics trumps austerity across EAC

The East African Community (EAC) launches its common market on July 1. East African Community...

  • Jun 29, 2010
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Poll win will not secure Nkurunziza position

President Pierre Nkurunziza stood unopposed in yesterday's presidential election, with all six...

Burundi
  • Jun 2, 2010
  • 2 min read

BURUNDI: Presidential poll boycott raises tensions

Five opposition presidential candidates yesterday withdrew from the June 28 election, to protest...

Burundi
  • May 18, 2010
  • 7 min read

EAST AFRICA: Upstream nations push Egypt on Nile use

On May 14, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda signed a new Nile Basin framework agreement....

Egypt
  • May 7, 2010
  • 7 min read

BURUNDI: Pre-poll politics is increasingly fragmented

Local council elections are set for May 21. The local polls are a precursor to presidential and...

Burundi