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Burundi:
Tough Times Ahead As UN Calls for Urgent Talks
DW, 13 November 2015
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for "inclusive and genuine inter-Burundian dialogue." It threatened sanctions, adding that the UN would deploy more… Read more »
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Burundi:
How Many Must Die Before Intervention?
New Times, 16 November 2015
As is well known, the current state of volatility in Burundi was fairly and squarely sparked off by President Pierre Nkurunziza's run for a controversial third term in office. Read more »
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Burundi:
Q&A - 'We Continue to Believe in Burundi'
Al Jazeera, 14 November 2015
The European Union has decided to evacuate families of its staff from Burundi and former colonial power, Belgium has advised its nationals to leave after the UN warned the country… Read more »
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Burundi:
UN Experts Urge Security Council to Follow Resolution With 'Concrete' Steps to Stop Rights Abuses
UN News, 13 November 2015
Welcoming the adoption by the Security Council of a new resolution yesterday strongly condemning the ongoing killings and human rights violations in Burundi, a group of UN… Read more »
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Burundi:
Radio and Newspaper Ban Makes Social Media First Choice for News
East African, 14 November 2015
Five months after the government crackdown on private and independent media, Burundians are relying on social media as the first medium for obtaining and disseminating information… Read more »
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Burundi:
The Children of Burundi Still Retain Their Optimism - We Mustn't Let Them Down
East African, 14 November 2015
When violence occurs, the most vulnerable a country's children are the first to suffer. And in Burundi, children are suffering. Violence has dramatically escalated over the past… Read more »
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East Africa:
AU Was Set Up for an Explosive Crisis Like Burundi - It Must Act
East African, 14 November 2015
The deteriorating situation in Burundi is a perfect storm of much that undermines stability in Africa today presidents seeking impunity and power through dubious new terms,… Read more »
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East Africa:
Military 'Standby Force' Joins Talks on Crisis
New Times, 14 November 2015
An update on the situation in Burundi was the only item on the agenda when the 557th meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), the African Union's (AU's) standing… Read more »
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Burundi:
UN Considers Sending Peace Keepers to Prevent 'Possible Genocide'
CISA, 16 November 2015
The United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to pull Burundi back from the brink of "possible genocide," that called for urgent talks and laid the… Read more »
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East Africa:
Burundi - No One Will Say the 'G' Word Out Aloud...
East African, 14 November 2015
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has accused Burundi's leaders of carrying out "massacres" in a speech on the crisis in the neighbouring country. "People die every day, corpses… Read more »
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Tanzania:
UN Takes Steps to Prevent 'Possible Burundi Genocide'
Citizen, 14 November 2015
The United Nations moved Thursday to pull Burundi back from the brink of "possible genocide," adopting a resolution that called for urgent talks and laid the groundwork… Read more »
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East Africa:
Kenya Eyes EAC Post As Burundi in Doubt
East African, 14 November 2015
Four Burundi citizens and a similar number of Kenyans are in the race to succeed Dr Richard Sezibera when his term as Secretary-General of the East African Community ends early… Read more »
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East Africa:
AU, UN Finally Commit to Send Troops to Save Burundi From Anarchy
East African, 14 November 2015
Burundi is fast sliding into anarchy and world leaders and humanitarian agencies are now warning of a possible genocide. Read more »
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Burundi:
Benin, Burundi - Two Sides of a Coin
Nation, 16 November 2015
A few days before the UN Security Council slapped the president of Burundi's wrist for the violence triggered by his appetite for power, another African leader's decision went… Read more »
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East Africa:
The World Needs to Act On Burundi Crisis There Now
East African, 14 November 2015
While necessary, it is both heartbreaking and infuriating that the region and the rest of the world, both with so many other fires to put out, are having to expend so much energy… Read more »