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Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:10:06 GMTActing Assistant Secretary Peterson's Trip to Burundi and Uganda
[State Department] Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Lisa Peterson will travel to Bujumbura, Burundi, March 14-15, and to Kampala, Uganda, March 16-17, to underscore the United States' commitment to the protection and ...
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:43:29 GMTActivists Push Back Against Inequities for Women in Burundi
[VOA] As the world celebrated International Women's Day on Tuesday, activists in Burundi pressed for greater rights and protection of women, particularly those in refugee camps.
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:53:48 GMTCountry Returns to the International Fold, Domestic Reforms Under Scrutiny
[ISS] The country is rehabilitating its global image, but do its domestic reforms hold up to scrutiny?
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:45:38 GMTFree of Sanctions, Burundi Can Start to Recover and Rebuild
[The Conversation Africa] Since 2015, crippling sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) and the US have held back the economy of Burundi, a landlocked country of 12.5 million people in east Africa. The sanctions were imposed in response to the g...