Burundi

  • May 9, 2007
  • 7 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Kabila gains from opposition erosion

Bemba won 42% of the second round presidential poll in October 2006. His departure has left his...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 18, 2007
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL AFRICA: Regional organisation revived

Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) yesterday re-launched the moribund...

Africa
  • Feb 19, 2007
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Rebels join ceasefire monitoring panel

Representatives of the rebel National Liberation Forces (FNL) took their seats today on the Joint...

Burundi
  • Feb 9, 2007
  • 2 min read

BURUNDI: Ruling party shake-up may not end tensions

President Pierre Nkurunziza sacked Second Vice-President Marina Barampama yesterday, amid...

Burundi
  • Jan 16, 2007
  • 2 min read

BURUNDI: Coup trial exposes government rifts

Former President Domitien Ndayizeye was acquitted yesterday on charges related to an alleged coup...

Burundi
  • Nov 30, 2006
  • 1 min read

EAST AFRICA: EAC expansion should bring benefits

Rwanda and Burundi were accepted today into the East African Community (EAC), joining Kenya,...

  • Oct 27, 2006
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Rebel immunity would facilitate truce

The cabinet yesterday endorsed a bill that would grant immunity to members of the National...

Burundi
  • Sep 28, 2006
  • 1 min read

BURUNDI: Slow progress on truce raises fears

A delegation from the National Liberation Forces (FNL), the only Hutu rebel group yet to join the...

Burundi