Burundian Experience Offers Insights for the Zimbabwe Opposition [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The important lesson for Zimbabwe's opposition from what happened in Burundi in 2010 is that participation is key. Despite what may look like injustice, it is good for the… Read more »
Tanzania, Burundi Miss Deadline On Double Taxation
East African
Tanzania and Burundi missed the July 18 deadline set by the region's heads of state to ratify the East African Community Multilateral Double Taxation Agreement. Read more »
Which Countries Have the Highest Rates of Modern Slavery and Most Victims?
Thomson Reuters Foundation
North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi are estimated to have the world's highest rates of modern-day slavery Read more »
UN Envoy Urges Leaders to 'Seize Opportunities for National Unity and Peace'
UN News
The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, has called on the country's leaders to "seize the opportunity" offered by the recent adoption of a new… Read more »
Burundi - Call to Renew the Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry [press release]
HRW
Excellencies, Read more »
Missing Burundi Journalist Might Have Been Killed
CAJ News
UNCERTAINTY surrounds the fate of a Burundian journalist who disappeared more than two years ago. Read more »
AU Shouldn't Tolerate Banning Pregnant Girls from School [guest column]
HRW
In June, Burundi joined a small group of African countries that ban pregnant girls from continuing with formal education in government schools. Burundi's Education Ministry banned… Read more »
Govt Reversing School Pregnancy Ban 'Not Enough to Protect Girls'
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Campaigners say tens of thousands of girls in Africa are ostracised or shamed for becoming pregnant every year, despite most having no sex education Read more »
Gor Striker Mustafa Gets Royal Welcome in Burundi
Nairobi News
It turned out to be an emotional homecoming for new Gor Mahia signing Francis Mustafa when the footballer returned home last week for the first time after signing for the Kenyan… Read more »
Serengeti Boys to Play Burundi in CAF Opener
Citizen
Mainland Tanzania U-16 soccer team, Serengeti Boys, will start their campaign to win the inaugural African Youth Championships for the East and Central African Football Association… Read more »
Burundi Diaspora Week Kicks Off in Bujumbura
East African
President Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday launched the 2018 Burundi Diaspora Week in Bujumbura urging citizens living outside the country to contribute to development. Read more »
