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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

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...
Burundi: Fear of civil war looms

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...
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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-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

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

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...
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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

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

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

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...
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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

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...
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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

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

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: 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...
Burundi: Traffickers in Albino human parts in Court

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: High cost of integrating rebels into civilian life

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 football to go professional

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...
Albino body parts : A hot demand in Burundi

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...
Land remains key challenge in reintegration of returnees

Land remains key challenge in reintegration of returnees

Although he looks frail, Cossan Ntabwigwa, in his late 60s, is a determined man. He recently returned from Tanzania, where he had been a...
BADEA lends to Kenya, Mali, Burkina and Burundi

BADEA lends to Kenya, Mali, Burkina and Burundi

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Monday in Cairo, Egypt, signed four loan agreements with Burkina Faso, Burundi, Kenya and Mali,...
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Rwanda : arrest warrants for presumed genocide perpetrators

Rwanda has issued international arrest warrants against Burundians presumed to have been involved in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic community of this...
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East African Community considers a borderless market

East African traders would have a borderless regional trading system by 2010 to allow for free flow of goods, services and investments across the...
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Burundi’s main opposition party suspends participation in parliament

Burundi's main opposition party, the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), Thursday decided to suspend until further notice its participation in the Parliament to...