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UN Backs Move on Burundi Deployment

The government is resisting the deployment of UN police saying it will compromise the mandate of the local police force to maintain law and order.

Burundi: UN Security Council Unanimously Backs Move to Deploy UN Police

DW, 2 April 2016

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to deploy a UN police presence to Burundi. The move follows nearly a year of violence and political upheaval. Read more »

UN peacekeepers in Burundi (file photo).

Burundi: Beneath the 'Peace' Lies Fear

DW, 6 April 2016

Three-quarters of a year after the elections, Burundi seems to have a achieved a certain level of calm. Yet under the surface tension is still boiling. During a panel discussion in… Read more »
Burundi: At Least Five Dead in Market Attack

VOA, 13 April 2016

Officials in Burundi say at least five people were killed and six injured when gunmen opened fire on a market Monday evening. Residents in the eastern city of Gisuru say seven… Read more »
Burundi: Francophone Bloc Shuns Burundi Over Unrest

East African, 9 April 2016

The International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF) has suspended multilateral cooperation with Burundi. Read more »
Tanzania: On Call With a Refugee Camp Ambulance

IFRC, 14 April 2016

Moses Fugwe, 26, is on his phone more than an average teenager. Small framed and bright eyed, his incessantly-ringing phone is almost an extension of his ear. But he is not playing… Read more »

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