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Channel NewsAsia
April 20, 2018
The move was part of a broader cabinet reshuffle that brings in five new faces, including former senator Evelyne Butoyi who becomes the new minister of youth and information technology. She was a top CNDD FDD party official in the past in charge of communication. Burundi was plunged into a crisis inÃâà...
eNCA
April 19, 2018
NAIROBI – The lower house of Burundi's parliament has voted to allow security forces in the politically tense nation to conduct night raids without a search ... "Burundian officials and the Imbonerakure (the ruling party youth wing) are carrying out violence with near-total impunity to allow Nkurunziza toÃâà...
Egypttoday
April 18, 2018
Following the inauguration, Shoukry met with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza and transferred an oral message from President Abdel Fatah ... These issues included Egypt's water security and developing cooperation between the two states, according to an official statement issued by Abu Zeid.
JURIST
April 18, 2018
[JURIST] The Burundi government has "killed, beaten, and intimidated perceived opponents of a constitutional referendum ... that would enable the ... HRW said that the Burundian authorities should order officials to stop committing these abuses immediately, as well as "investigate and prosecute theÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 6, 2018
Among those deported to Burundi are women and children. Rwandan authorities said the refugees expelled had refused to register and formalize their stay. Philippe Nzobonariba, the spokesperson of the Burundi government, refuted the position by Rwanda. "The official argument put forward to justify theirÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 29, 2018
Rwanda police have arrested 33 Burundian refugees accused of inciting others to reject biometric registration. The police said officials from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, had visited three camps hostingÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 27, 2018
Bujumbura — Delegates from Burundi, Tanzania and UNHCR on Monday started a three-day meeting in the Burundian capital Bujumbura to seek ways of boosting the repatriation of Burundian refugees living in Tanzania. "We are glad that the repatriation process is going on well, but the figures need to beÃâà...
Xinhua
March 1, 2018
KAMPALA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A senior aide to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Thursday the sacking of a senior official in charge of refugee affairs is "the beginning of a stronger tsunami that will sweep away all implicated officials." Senior Presidential Secretary Don Wanyama told Xinhua thatÃâà...
Xinhua
March 1, 2018
File photo taken on May 10, 2017 shows a view of Bujumbura, capital of Burundi. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran). BUJUMBURA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Lake Tanganyika, the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, faces degradation and acute pollution on Burundi's side, former Burundian environment ministerÃâà...
The Herald
February 28, 2018
BUJUMBURA. — A local official of Burundian ruling party was killed early Monday by two soldiers in a village of Gitega Province in central Burundi, said a provincial official and the police. Evariste Ngenzi, secretary of the National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of DemocracyÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 27, 2018
Kigali — THREATS by President Pierre Nkurunziza and intimidation by ruling party supporters have cast doubt on a credible constitutional referendum in Burundi. Ahead of the exercise set for May, rights groups alleged authorities have embarked on a massive operation of forced registration of theÃâà...
NTV Uganda
February 27, 2018
Rwandan officials informed lawmakers of the East African Legislative Assembly that in November 2016, Burundian military and police forcefully took over Ruhwa border post in total violation of the agreement. They alleged that Burundian authorities deployed and forcefully installed CCTV cameras atÃâà...
UN News
February 27, 2018
Urgent efforts are needed to keep the “hard-won” gains in Burundi from eroding, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Monday, noting that ... Presenting the Secretary-General's latest report on the situation in the country, Mr. Kafando highlighted the efforts made at the inter-BurundianÃâà...
Independent Newspapers Limited
February 26, 2018
A provincial official said a local official of the Burundian ruling party was killed early Monday while having some drinks with his party members in a bar by two soldiers in a village of ... Burundian Police Spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said that the two soldiers have been arrested for further investigations.
Novinite.com
February 20, 2018
Burundi lifted its decision to recognize Kosovo's independence. ... The Burundian authorities' decision came to light after an official visit of Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, which took place on February 15th. In the capital ... We recognized Burundi as early as 1962, "the Serbian Foreign Minister said.
News24
February 16, 2018
Nairobi - Burundi's opposition parties on Friday denounced the "enforced enrollment" of voters ahead of a referendum on changes to the constitution which ... by force" with spokesperson Pancrace Cimpaye accusing the authorities of trying "to counter the (population's) low enthusiasm" for the referendum.
ReliefWeb
February 14, 2018
However, Burundian authorities decided to close three of the entry points and only two entry points remain officially open: Mugerama in Makamba and the port of Rumonge. Burundian authorities in Rumonge and Makamba provinces have been overwhelmed by the massive refugee influx and are unable toÃâà...
Independent Online
December 31, 1999
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Burundi's government of killing, beating and intimidating suspected opponents of a constitutional ... "Burundian officials and the Imbonerakure are carrying out violence with near-total impunity to allow Nkurunziza to entrench his hold on power," said Ida Sawyer,Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
Rwanda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, later explained that the Burundian officials had simply forgotten to lower the flag. "The Burundi Embassy forgot to do it early in the morning of April 7, but when they were reminded they complied. At noon (maybe before), the flag was alreadyÃâà...
