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Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins
Ethiopian authorities have expressed their contentment over Burundi’s decision to sign a new Nile water equitable sharing treaty that will end Egypt's historical control...
Burundi: Lightning and torrential rains kill several children
Several school going children have been killed after lightning struck the provinces of Karuzi and Bubanza in Burundi. Torrential rains and lightning incidents have...
Lightning kills several school children in Burundi
According to reports from Burundi's national radio, several people, including 12 school going children and a teacher, were killed and some seriously injured, when...
Burundi: Fear of civil war looms
Fear of looming rebellion is gripping Burundi following the discovery of fourteen bodies, some of them mutilated with machetes, in a river west of...
East Africa not ready for electoral violence
The states that make up East African Community (EAC) have said that they are not ready to handle post electoral violence.
Even today, East Africa...
Al-Shebab extends Uganda-Burundi threats abroad
Al-Shehab, the notorious Somali Islamist rebel group, will strike Ugandan and Burundian targets around the world. The announcement which was made Friday seeks to...
African Union summit ends with anti el-Shabab plan
As the 15th AU summit closed today in Kampala, African Union chairman, also president of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika said that the big turn...
Rwanda: Kagame commended over corruption rate
Amidst accusations of tyranny and rights abuses, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, has been credited for Rwanda's transparency, after anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International revealed that...
African countries’ reluctance to ratify Kampala Declaration questioned
Uganda government has expressed its unhappiness towards African countries over delays in the ratification of the Kampala Declaration, which aims at ensuring that African...
Burundi: A bloody presidential election
Burundians went to the polls on Monday to re-elect incumbent head of state Pierre Nkurunziza, who was the only candidate to run for president...
East Africa: Rwanda government condemned over murder
The media fraternity in the east African countries of Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda have condemned the brutal killing of Jean Leonard Rugambage,...
East Africa getting ready for internet revolution
The recent deployment of the SEACOM broadband cable off the coast of east Africa has sparked “the dawn of a new era” in Internet...
Uganda: Ethiopian led river Nile agreement signed without Egypt and Sudan
River Nile basin states have today signed an agreement on the Nile river basin cooperative framework in which they agreed to collectively work towards...
East African Community Investment Conference lauds development
Uganda's president ,Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today officially opened the 3rd East African Community Investment Conference at Munyonyo Resort hotel in the outskirts of...
Egypt better off settling water spat with Ethiopia led Nile Basin negotiations
Negotiations between the ten countries of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), April 13 in Sharm Al-Sheikh, hit the wall over Cairo's refusal to give...
Burundi: Female ex-combatants picking up the pieces
By age 15, Annonciata Nduwimana was an accomplished fighter for Burundi's opposition Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) and knew how to kill in battle.
"My...
Burundi: Tutsi and Hutu soldiers combine to plot coup
Hutu and Tutsi military officers in the Burundi army have been arrested for attempting to overthrow the government. The army chief of staff, Major...
Burundi: Braces up for another rebel leader in power
Burundi is set to witness the transition of another rebel leader into presidency. Former rebel leader of a Hutu militia, Mr. Agathon Rwasa is...
Kenya-Tanzania-Rwanda-Uganda-Burundi: East Africa leaders to agree on trade deal
The Presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi are due to sign a common market treaty later today. The leaders are expected to...
Shabab threatens Uganda and Burundi
According to Al Jazeera, Somalia’s al- Shabab fighters have declared they will attack the capitals of Burundi and Uganda in revenge for rocket attacks...
Uganda: Tripartite meeting on African peace force in Somalia
Defence ministers of Uganda, Somalia and Burundi have been holding tripartite talks since Thursday in Kampala, Uganda, over the current situation of the African...
Burundi: Traffickers in Albino human parts in Court
Eleven Burundians accused of albino killings were arraigned in court Tuesday. Their trial, which takes place at the Ruyigi court in Burundi, has...
Burundi: albino killers’ trial open
The trial of eleven people accused of murder and attempted murder of albinos began Tuesday before the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Ruyigi in...
Burundi: High cost of integrating rebels into civilian life
After 10 years of ethnic conflict in Burundi, the people have decided they have had enough as 21,000 fighters surrender to the African Union....
Burundi: An albino boy is found murdered
An albino boy was killed and mutilated in the province of Kayanza, northern Burundi. The population discovered (Sunday) the body of an albino boy...
Over 10 000 protest against homosexuality in Burundi
Between 10 000 and 20 000 persons demonstrated, Friday, in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, demanding the country's authorities to penalise homosexuality. The ruling...
Burundi football to go professional
With material and technical assistance from the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Burundi soccer authorities say they will launch professional football in 2012.
The...
Belgium to invest millions in Burundi to help promote education and agriculture
Belgium is to grant Burundi 5.3 millions euros to help promote education and agriculture in its former colony, the Ministry of External Relations said...
Burundi estimates US $159 million to roll back HIV / AIDS pandemic
Burundi will need US$159 million over the next five years to roll back the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the country, said the country's Public Health...
Albino body parts : A hot demand in Burundi
In the past months, 26 albinos have been killed in Burundi for their body parts. The witchdoctors have however been indicted with the murders...