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Nqakula to Table Report on Burundi Peace ProcessChief Mediator, Charles Nqakula, is expected to table South Africa's final report on the Burundi Peace Process at the summit to be held in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday. (AllAfrica)
Lake Victoria Project to Cover Rwanda, Burundi
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda. (AllAfrica)
Somalia's Islamist militants spill into neighboring countries
When he fled his native Somalia for Uganda 18 months ago, Ali Yasin thought he had escaped the death threats for good.
(Topix.net)Upcoming Polls to Test Country's Fragile Peace
Next year's elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country's long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts. (AllAfrica)
Lake Project Also to Cover Burundi, Rwanda
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda. (AllAfrica)
BURUNDI: Analysis: Upcoming polls to test Burundi's fragile peace
BUJUMBURA Thursday, November 19, 2009 (IRIN) - Next year’s elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country’s long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts. (irinnews.org)
BURUNDI: Analysis: Upcoming polls to test Burundi's fragile peace
Next year's elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country's long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts.
(Topix.net)18-Nov-09 - Holy Father Receives President of Burundi
The Holy See Press Office released the following communique yesterday evening. "This evening in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, His Holiness Benedict XVI received in audience Pierre Nkurunziza, president of the Republic of Burundi.
(Topix.net)Hutu Genocide Suspects Arrested in Germany
Covered bodies are laid out as Tutsi refugees from Congo, who survived a massacre by Hutu extremists at the U.N.-run camp in Gatumba, Burundi, began the grim task Sunday Aug.
(Topix.net)BURUNDI: Odette Nzokirantevye, "Now I don't wait for my husband to give me money for soap"
BUGARAMA Friday, November 13, 2009 (IRIN) - A CARE empowerment project in Burundi is training women in dispute resolution, savings and credit schemes, and putting a stop to sexual violence. (irinnews.org)
In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production
DUSHANBE Thursday, November 12, 2009 (IRIN) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for November, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 12 November. (irinnews.org)
In Brief: Cash does not always mean quality food aid
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region or beneficiary country and save on transport and warehousing costs, is not addressing nutritional needs, according to a new report. (irinnews.org)
Odette Nzokirantevye, "Now I don't wait for my husband to give me money for soap"
BUGARAMA, A CARE empowerment project in Burundi is training women in dispute resolution, savings and credit schemes, and putting a stop to sexual violence.
(Topix.net)Group refugee status of Rwandans could be lifted by late 2011-IRIN
The group refugee status of tens of thousands of Rwandans who fled their country in the wake of the 1994 genocide could be lifted by the end of 2011, according to UN and Rwandan officials.
(Topix.net)Kenya calls for regional trade blocs to expand market
Kenya said on Thursday that countries from the Great Lakes Region with their small economies and small populations will continue to experience under-development unless they are integrated into a larger regional market.
(Topix.net)Burundi Pair Shocks Favourites in Beach Meet
BURUNDI'S Tresor Ntwari and Jeremie Minani started as underdogs and shocked all including experienced Kenyan pair of Silas Makiso and Joseph Waigajo in the final of the Club International Beach Volleyball Championship over the weekend. (AllAfrica)
Build Cohesion in Divided Societies, Urges U.S. Envoy
The American government’s new special adviser on the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, comes to the post with the best part of three decades’ experience in the Africa policies of U.S. administrations behind him. In the second of a two-part interview with AllAfrica, he discusses how the Obama administration could improve its diplomacy and strengthen peace-building in Central Africa. (AllAfrica)
Revenue Body Set for January
The long awaited Burundi Revenue Authority (BRA) is set to start operations in January next year. (AllAfrica)
Uganda: Security Hunts for Somali Terrorists
SECURITY is investigating reports that a number of Al Shabaab Islamists have entered the country following their threat to strike Kampala and Bujumbura last month.
(Topix.net)Central African countries to open language research branch in Bujumbura
Central African countries will open a branch of traditional language research in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, according to an official statement released here on Friday.
(Topix.net)Language school to open in downtown Staunton
STAUNTON - Whether you have a trip planned to another country and want to speak the language or just wish you had paid more attention in your high school language class, Michele Edwards has the solution for you.
(Topix.net)New Multinational Partnership Launches Peace Efforts
Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, he later served as President Bill Clinton's special envoy to the Great Lakes region. (AllAfrica)
Burundi in Town for Club International Tournament
Burundi left nothing to chance as they arrived in the country yesterday for the fourth edition of the Club Beer International Beach Volleyball tournament set for this weekend at Lido Resort Beach in Entebbe. (AllAfrica)
RB Off to Burundi
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday left for Burundi to attend the international conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) heads of State and Government round-table conference. (AllAfrica)
Badea DG visits Burundi
The Director-General of the Arab Bank for Economic Deve lopment in Africa , Mr. Abdelaziz Khelef, was due in Bujumbura Wednesday to attend the Great Lakes S ummit being hosted by Burundi 4-5 Nov.
(Topix.net)AFRICA: Turning to traditional medicines in fight against malaria
NAIROBI Wednesday, November 04, 2009 (IRIN) - Encouraging the use of traditional African herbal medicines could prevent some of the one million malarial deaths on the continent, according to specialists attending a conference www.mimalaria.org/pamc in Nairobi. Many poor communities, especially in rural settings, cannot afford modern malarial drugs and many people die due to inaccessibility of treatment. (irinnews.org)
In Brief: Burundians hand in thousands of weapons
BUJUMBURA Wednesday, November 04, 2009 (IRIN) - Civilians across Burundi have handed in thousands of guns, grenades and rounds of ammunition during a 10-day voluntary disarmament campaign. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: AU pushes the envelope on "climate migrants"
JOHANNESBURG Thursday, October 29, 2009 (IRIN) - An African international agreement has opened the door to a debate on the rights and protection of people displaced by natural disasters, with a nod to migration as a result of climate change. (irinnews.org)
In Brief: Burundians hand in thousands of weapons
BUJUMBURA, 4 November 2009 - Civilians across Burundi have handed in thousands of guns, grenades and rounds of ammunition during a 10-day voluntary disarmament campaign.
(Topix.net)East Africa: Sexual Violence On the Rise But Too Few Arrests
Rape and defilement have been documented as the most common violations against women in the East Africa and Great Lakes Region, a scenario that women activists fear could retard development in the region.
(Topix.net)Somaliland for war on Shebaab
The leader of Somalia's breakaway self-declared state of Somaliland yesterday called for war against the hardline Shebaab rebels as the region marked one year since deadly suicide attacks.
(Topix.net)