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Burundi, Africa

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Senators in Burundi uphold rig...
Senators in Burundi uphold rights of men who have sex with men
Saturday, February 21, 2009
UNAIDS welcomes the Senate action in Burundi to reject a draft law that sought to criminalize homosexuality. Senators in Burundi overwhelmingly...
BURUNDI: No peace without pros...
BURUNDI: No peace without prosperity – analysts
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Poverty, selfish political interests and inadequate economic development are the underlying causes of the political crisis gripping Burundi,...
BURUNDI: One word blocking pea...
BURUNDI: One word blocking peace process
Saturday, November 8, 2008
An attempt by regional mediators to revive the peace process between the government and the rebel Forces nationales de libération (FNL) hit a snag on...
BURUNDI: State cracks down on ...
BURUNDI: State cracks down on opposition
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The arrest and detention of Burundian journalist and opposition leader Alexis Sinduhije and a stalemate in the peace process between the ruling party...
BURUNDI: Fighting for land
BURUNDI: Fighting for land
Monday, October 6, 2008
Thousands of Burundians have returned home after years of refugee life in Tanzania, but finding shelter and enough land to farm remains a challenge....
BURUNDI: Land remains key chal...
BURUNDI: Land remains key challenge in reintegration of returnees
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Although he looks frail, Cossan Ntabwigwa, in his late 60s, is a determined man. He recently returned from Tanzania, where he had been a refugee...
BURUNDI: Government questions ...
BURUNDI: Government questions lack of weapons as FNL fighters assemble
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Several thousand combatants of the Forces for National Liberation (FNL) have assembled at Rugazi in northwestern Bubanza Province but only a few...
BURUNDI: Fatal chicken disease...
BURUNDI: Fatal chicken disease a blow to food security
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Food security in Burundi’s Kayanza province is under threat because of an untreatable disease that has killed more than 1,000 chickens in one...
BURUNDI: Displaced civilians b...
BURUNDI: Displaced civilians back home in Kabezi
IRIN NEWS http://irinews.org
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Thousands of civilians who fled their homes near the Burundian capital of Bujumbura in May following clashes between the army and opposition fighters...
BURUNDI: Shelling resumes in B...
BURUNDI: Shelling resumes in Bujumbura
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The resumption in the violence in Bujumbura is causing panic in the country. Outside the capital, residents spend their nights in the bush for fear...