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Burundi

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:25:51 GMT
Govt Jails, Fines Coup Plotters
[East African] Burundi marked unity day last week, a few days after sentencing of the coup plotters of 2015 to life imprisonment.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:45:36 GMT
Opposition Sceptical About President's Sincerity
[East African] Burundi opposition leader Agathon Rwasa has expressed scepticism of President Evariste Ndayishimiye's call for political tolerance by ruling party members.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:35:23 GMT
President Calls On Regulator to Ease Crackdown On Media
[IFJ] Burundi's media have faced a serious crackdown and harassment by the authorities since a 2015 crisis when the government of former president Pierre Pierre Nzurunziza provoked the destruction and shut down of several radio and TV stations and fo...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:14:02 GMT
Rwanda, Burundi Placed on UK Travel Ban
[East African] The United Kingdom has added Rwanda and Burundi to its travel ban red list to prevent the spread of new variants of Covid-19.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:18:47 GMT
President Ndayishimiye Moves to Improve Press Freedom in Burundi
[East African] Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Thursday urged the country's media regulatory body (CNC) to hold an urgent meeting with media houses that were banned or sanctioned to discuss possible reopening of the businesses.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:21:30 GMT
Uganda Resumes Repatriation of Burundi Refugees
[East African] Uganda last week resumed repatriation of Burundian refugees from several settlements across the country, an exercise that had stopped following logistical challenges between the two countries and United Nations High Commissioner for Re...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:11:42 GMT
Will Burundi's Tourism Turn the Tide?
[East African] Burundi, which describes itself as "The Heart of Africa", is generally bypassed by travellers to the region, with its more famous neighbours -- Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda -- taking the lion's share of East Africa's tourism pie.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:50:25 GMT
Rights Abuses Continue Despite Transition
[allAfrica] An excerpt on Burundi from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:24:41 GMT
Twenty Illegal Immigrants From Burundi Arrested
[Daily News] THE Immigration Department has arrested 20 immigrants from the neighbouring Burundi, with 12 being under 18 years.



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