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News24
April 11, 2018
Burundi table tennis players cleared over suspect meetings ... Burundi police have released 21 members of a table tennis club, who had been arrested over suspicious meetings several times a week, a close friend of the ... Government critics took to Twitter to slam the "paranoia" of Burundian authorities.
AllAfrica.com
April 10, 2018
Burundi has accused Rwanda of holding Burundian refugees hostage and militarily training them to oust Pierre Nkurunziza's government. The allegations came after more than 2,000 Burundian refugees were repatriated from Rwanda last week, with Kigali saying they refused to comply with the nationalÃâà...
Devdiscourse
April 10, 2018
The Director-General of "Rainbow Mining Burundi" (RMB), Gilbert Midende announced on Monday that Burundi has exported 325 tons of "rare earth from ... company called "Rainbow International Resources Limited" having obtained in 2015 from the Burundian government a license to exploit these lands.
ReliefWeb
April 9, 2018
With the support of the Swedish Government, and active participation from beneficiaries, more than 5,000 of Burundi's most vulnerable IDPs are receiving shelter support, aid packages, transportation and reintegration assistance – providing them not only with a roof over their heads but more importantly,Ãâà...
Isle of Man Today
April 8, 2018
Thanks in part to the support of the government in the deregulation of the coffee industry in Burundi, groups of passionate local individuals have been able to work together and form co-operatives with the help of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Manariyo Patrice, president of one co-operative, said:Ãâà...
News24
April 4, 2018
The Council is "deeply concerned over the political situation in Burundi, the slow progress of the inter Burundian dialogue led by the East African Community (EAC), and the lack of engagement" by the Burundi government read the statement adopted by the 15-member Council. The international bodyÃâà...
Inner City Press
March 23, 2018
UNITED NATIONS, March 23 -- Days after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held an initially undisclosed meeting with Sudan's Omar al Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court, his UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Burundi bragged about supporting a government radio station - run by the wife of PierreÃâà...
africanews
March 22, 2018
It's my duty as a Burundian and I can't wait for the day to come to go vote in the referendum,” said Gilbert Manirambona. Burundi has been rocked by insecurity since 2015, when Nkurunziza decided to seek a third term in office that his opponents said was unconstitutional. Those who opposed Nkurunziza'sÃâà...
RFI
March 21, 2018
“The spokesperson of the police confirmed that they had an order from the government to arrest people who are opposed to the project of Nkurunziza's constitution,” said Nininahazwe. “There is one administrative authority in the north of Burundi who said, 'people who are against this project of theÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 21, 2018
The ongoing sheep and goat plague in localized central and northeastern areas caused an undetermined amount of heavy livestock losses before the Government of Burundi closed the small ruminants' markets as a precautionary measure. In April, at the peak of the lean season, the poor households, whoÃâà...
African Independent
March 20, 2018
Burundi is also party to several AU declarations, as well as the protocol establishing the PSC, which calls for sanctions in cases of unconstitutional changes of government. The charter mandates the AU Commission to "evaluate compliance by States Parties" on matters relating to democracy, elections andÃâà...
ABS-CBN News
March 15, 2018
The Duterte government claims that withdrawing from the Rome Statute would make Duterte's case moot and academic. Malacanang officials would do well to follow closely the ongoing case of Burundi before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for three reasons. First, because the Burundi governmentÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
March 14, 2018
The unhappiest places were Burundi, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Tanzania and Yemen. A Finnish woman takes a swim .... happiest country in the world. That's according to the 2015 World Happiness Report, which seeks to quantify happiness as a means of influencing governmental policy.
AllAfrica.com
March 14, 2018
U.N. investigators are calling for justice in light of separate reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council describing widespread and gross violations of human rights in South Sudan and Burundi. More than four years of fighting in South Sudan has left nearly six million people facing hunger, moreÃâà...
Inner City Press
March 13, 2018
UNITED NATIONS, March 13 -- Days after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held an initially undisclosed meeting with Sudan's Omar al Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court, his UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Burundi bragged about supporting a government radio station - run by the wife of PierreÃâà...
NTV Uganda
March 13, 2018
The first Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice has fixed 21st March to begin hearing the case filed by Burundi's Attorney General against the ... The East African Court of Justice has allowed the Burundi government to challenge the election of Rwanda's Martin Ngoga as Speaker of the EastÃâà...
Voice of America
March 13, 2018
"It is just one signature away — all it needs is for the government to sign the MOU [Memorandum of Understanding]," Sooka said. ... Burundian Ambassador Renovat Tabu questioned the legitimacy of the commission and rejected the report, saying it lacked credibility as it was riddled with false allegationsÃâà...
Reliefweb
March 13, 2018
Speakers reminded that the continuation of the inter-Burundian dialogue in an international format was of the utmost importance. They encouraged Burundi to step up efforts to promote and protect human rights, including by combatting poverty in rural areas. The Government had to strengthen the culture ofÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 12, 2018
The constitutional amendment process in Burundi is Nkurunziza's second attempt to change the constitution, after he initially failed in March 2014. He went ahead ... Hence, the Burundian government embarked on the contentious constitutional review knowing that there would be no backlash from the AU.
New Vision
March 7, 2018
The First Instance Division of East African Court of Justice has struck out the Application filed by the Republic of Burundi, seeking Court's order to stay ... All the cases the Court has handled are matters brought by individuals or None Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or the Bar Associations under ArticleÃâà...
Inner City Press
March 7, 2018
UNITED NATIONS, March 2 -- Days after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held an initially undisclosed meeting with Sudan's Omar al Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court, his UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Burundi bragged about supporting a government radio station - run by the wife of PierreÃâà...
UNHCR
March 7, 2018
UNHCR worked with the Rwandan government to integrate refugees into the national education system by placing refugee and local students in the same school and teaching them in English, Rwanda's official language of instruction – unlike in Burundi, where classes are taught mainly in French.
Xinhua
March 7, 2018
The presence of these Burundian refugees in the province of South-Kivu has been at the root of several controversies between the authorities and the local population. The Burundian government has also repeatedly requested their extradition to Burundi. According to sources close to the UN Mission in theÃâà...
Voice of America
March 4, 2018
Uganda provides protection to about 1.4 million refugees from South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. The government has been praised for its generosity and open-door policy for people fleeing conflict and persecution. But a major corruption scandal last month, reportedly involvingÃâà...
Coastweek
March 2, 2018
BUJUMBURA Burundi (Xinhua) -- Burundian First Vice-President Gaston Sindimwo on Tuesday said the Burundian government wants the repatriation of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue, aimed at finding a solution to the political crisis in Burundi. The Inter-Burundi Dialogue is a process led by East AfricanÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 26, 2018
Amid Faltering Dialogue Process in Burundi, Special Envoy Calls for Redoubled Regional Efforts to Resolve Political Crisis, Bolster Economy .... Underscoring that cooperation between OCHA and Burundian ministries had been inadequate, he said the Government was prepared to work with the Office toÃâà...
UN News
February 26, 2018
The overall political situation, along with the Government's decision to revise the Constitution, has hampered economic development, said Michel Kafando, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi. At the same time, though Burundi has made some progress, human rights violations are stillÃâà...
Reliefweb
February 22, 2018
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) held a meeting on Monday, 19 February 2018, where it presented the Report on the 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for Burundi, which would be aimed at alleviating the suffering of affected populations, and whose situationÃâà...
Xinhua
February 21, 2018
21 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian government on Wednesday rejected a report by UN humanitarian agency OCHA that claimed 3.6 million Burundian citizens are facing a food crisis. "On Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) presented a report on Burundi's 2018Ãâà...
News24
February 21, 2018
He was presenting a plan which was prepared by humanitarian agencies working with the Burundi government, which normally refuses to associate itself with such initiatives by the international community. It will take at least $141m to meet those needs this year, the UNDP estimates. Burundi was plungedÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 8, 2018
On 24 November 2017, the Government adopted recommendations of the National Commission for the Inter-Burundi Dialogue. Expected to be put to referendum in May ... The East African Community-led inter-Burundian dialogue did not make significant progress. During a fourth dialogue session, held inÃâà...
africanews
February 4, 2018
The Burundian government has started 'taxing' salaries of civil servants in order to fund the next general elections slated for the year 2020. ... The government has previously stated that workers earning between 50,000 and 500,000 Burundian francs ($28-280) would lose 5000 francs ($2.80) of their salary,Ãâà...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
The Security Council today expressed deep concern over the political situation in Burundi, the slow progress of the inter‑Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government in that process. In presidential statement S/PRST/2018/7, presented by Gustavo Meza‑Cuadra (Peru), CouncilÃâà...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
Due to funding shortfalls, WFP has implemented in all camps in Rwanda a 25 per cent reduction from January onwards in food or cash assistance affecting more than 100,000 refugees from Burundi and DRC. In Tanzania, which host the majority of Burundian refugees, food rations remain at 72 per centÃâà...
Daily Nation
December 31, 1999
The government in October drafted reforms that would enable Mr Nkurunziza to serve two seven-year mandates from 2020. But it has come under fire from the Opposition and the international community, particularly the African Union. The reforms will be adopted if 50 per cent plus one vote cast ballots inÃâà...
