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Burundi:
Deceptive Calm in Burundi
DW, 4 December 2015
International observers fear Burundi is on the brink of a major genocidal conflict. Shots can be heard every night in the capital Bujumbura. but during the day people try to go… Read more »
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Burundi:
State Facing Real Possibility of Civil War - U.S. Envoy
Al Jazeera, 4 December 2015
Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy… Read more »
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Africa:
Great Lakes MPs Prepare Observer Mission to Burundi
ANGOP, 5 December 2015
The National Assembly speaker, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, assessed on Friday with the executive of the Parliamentary Forum of the International Conference on the Great… Read more »
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Uganda:
Do Not Forget Burundi Crisis
Observer, 3 December 2015
At least seven people have been killed in the last three days in Bujumbura, the capital of troubled Burundi, as the cycle of violence in that country shows no sign of abating. Read more »
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Burundi:
Burundi's President Accepts UN Peace Mediation Talks
Citizen, 4 December 2015
The United Nations may finally have an opening to increase its presence in Burundi, after Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza recently engaged in dialogue with the UN. Read more »
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Burundi:
Business Continues to Die Off As Crisis Refuses to Abate
New Times, 3 December 2015
In what sounded like an SOS call (Save Our Souls), leading local investor Denis Karera said, "Business is dead, members of Burundi private sector are desperate, do something." Read more »
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Burundi:
Fresh Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech in Burundi
HRW, 1 December 2015
Burundi's journalists and human rights defenders have had a rough year. A relentless government crackdown has forced almost all of them to flee the country. The assault has been… Read more »
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Burundi:
Unaccompanied Child Refugees Flee Burundi
Al Jazeera, 1 December 2015
A bright purple bus roars into the dusty compound carrying scores of Burundians who have left their country to seek refuge in neighbouring Tanzania. Tit-for-tat attacks between the… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Delay in Making Decisions Only Makes Things Worse
New Times, 29 November 2015
Procrastination is a very interesting topic of discussion, One dictionary describes it as : "To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness," while… Read more »