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Burundi:
Burundi Says Belgium Behind Plot to Overthrow President
Al Jazeera, 20 November 2015
Burundi's government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza in May - a charge Belgium called absurd. Read more »
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East Africa:
AU, EAC Urged to Take Action On Burundi
East African, 21 November 2015
The African Union and the East African Community are under immense pressure to take decisive action on Burundi. Read more »
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Burundi:
Civil Society Peition EALA On Republic of Burundi
EAC, 19 November 2015
Civil Society Organisations in the EAC have petitioned the regional Assembly to urgently undertake specified number of actions within its mandate to contain the situation in the… Read more »
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Burundi:
Rwanda Will 'Talk' to Burundi Over FDLR After Current Crisis
East African, 21 November 2015
Rwanda will seek clarity from Bujumbura over the alleged crossing of the Democratic Republic of Congo-based rebels into Burundi. Read more »
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Burundi:
When All the Cameras Are in Paris, Who Will Shine a Light On Burundi?
New Times, 19 November 2015
Forty-three people killed - this is not Paris or Bujumbura, I am not there just yet. This is in Beirut where on Thursday, November 12, terrorists carried out twin suicide bombings… Read more »
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Burundi:
Violence, Hunger, Poverty Stalk Troubled Burundi, Many Flee Homes
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 18 November 2015
Political violence, a shrinking economy and biting aid cuts are worsening poverty and hunger across Burundi, amid reports that thousands of people are internally displaced and… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Burundian Refugees Get Hygiene Kits
New Times, 20 November 2015
Officials from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday donated 700 basic hygiene kits, worth US$32,760 (about Rwf24.5 million), to Burundian refugees in Mahama… Read more »