Gunmen kills two people in Burundi as marchers rally against Rwanda
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two people in an apparent targeted killing late on Friday in Burundi, where months of violence linked to the president’s disputed re-election have left more than 400 people dead. The central African nation has been in turmoil since April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza vowed to run for a third term, […]
Refugees from other African nations are training for Rio Olympics in Kenya
In Kenya, refugees from other African nations are training at a special camp and competing for a limited number of slots in this year’s Rio Olympics under the flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Please follow and like us:
France consulting on new UN resolution on Burundi violence
France is consulting U.N. Security Council members on the text of a new resolution that would strengthen international involvement in Burundi and Britain says it could include “a policing element.” Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters Thursday that the council must keep the spotlight on escalating violence in the impoverished African nation, which he […]
Burundi accused of hunting refugees in Tanzania camps
Refugees from Burundi, who fled violence in their country to neighbouring Tanzania, have accused their government of sending armed men into a UN-run refugee camp to hunt down opposition supporters. Several refugees have told Al Jazeera that they fear for their lives and that there is no adequate security in the camps in Tanzania to […]
Rwanda training Burundian rebels to topple Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza
Rwanda has been accused of training Burundian rebels to topple Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, according to a confidential report to the United Nations Security Council and reported by Reuters. Nkurunziza plunged Burundi into crisis when he announced his intention to run for a third term in April 2015. Since then, more than 400 people have […]
‘Let Us Be Heard’ – Burundi’s Refugees Tell Stories of Ethnic Targeting
Burundi’s crisis began as a political dispute, but testimony from refugees suggests that some parties to the conflict may be exploiting Hutu-Tutsi divides. Near the small town of Gashora in Rwanda, about 20km north of the border with Burundi, hundreds of children and their mothers sit outside tents (or “hangers”) branded with the UNHCR logo. […]
African Leaders Doing Absolutely Nothing About Burundi’s Situation
The question of Burundi, and the deployment of a 5 000-strong African Union (AU) force to the country against the will of the Burundian government was always going to pit the institutions of the AU against the political will of African heads of state. At stake for the AU and the continent was setting a […]
Africa Union Wants UN to send Troops in Burundi
The African Union wants the United Nations Security Council to authorise the deployment of the continental body’s peacekeepers in Burundi in light of continued violation of human-rights and the political instability that has rocked the country for nine months. AU Chair Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the situation in Burundi needs unity of purpose and action […]
A big Thanks To All Journalists Risking Their Lives Reporting News In Burundi
News is in short supply in Burundi, where the government closed down radio stations eight months ago and most station managers and reporters fled into exile. The journalists who stayed hardly ever go out because of the climate of terror and because they fear arrest or reprisals of other kinds. Almost the only relief for […]
Tanzania to Send 5,000 Troops to Troubled Burundi
Tanzania has become the first East African Community member to openly support the deployment of peacekeeping troops to troubled Burundi, despite Bujumbura referring to the proposed mission “an invasion”. During a meeting with African Union Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma last week, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Augustine Mahiga said the peacekeeping mission was essential as it would protect […]
