Burundi

  • Mar 19, 2009
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Sinduhije arrest confirms ruling party fears

Police have rearrested Alexis Sinduhije, a former journalist and the leader of the opposition...

Burundi
  • Mar 3, 2009
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Opposition accepts electoral commission

President Pierre Nkurunziza today introduced a decree establishing the country's electoral...

Burundi
  • Jan 30, 2009
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Debt relief improves prospects

The IMF and World Bank yesterday announced that Burundi had reached its completion point under...

Burundi
  • Jan 7, 2009
  • 2 min read

EAST AFRICA: Lower growth hits infrastructure spending

Kenya and Uganda yesterday announced plans for a second rail line from Mombasa port in Kenya to...

  • Jan 5, 2009
  • 2 min read

SOMALIA: AU troops may follow after Ethiopian exit

The withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is underway, amid reports from Mogadishu that...

Somalia
  • Dec 30, 2008
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL AFRICA: Kivu conflict imperils wider region

Negotiations for a ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are due to resume in...

  • Dec 22, 2008
  • 7 min read

EAST AFRICA: EAC outlook remains solid amid world woes

Despite the negative impact of the 'Kenya crisis' and the global downturn, East African countries...

  • Dec 5, 2008
  • 7 min read

BURUNDI: Election hopes drive FNL breakthrough

Regional leaders yesterday achieved a breakthrough in Burundi's long-running peace process. On...

Burundi