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College students mark declarationGeorgetown College students commemorated the 60th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a Tuesday conference organized by students from Dr.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 14:39
BURUNDI: Government, health officials seek to resolve strike
BUJUMBURA, 2 December 2008 - The government and senior health officials have started discussions to end a strike by staff that has crippled health services across the country, sources said.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 18:19
Burundi: Government, Health Officials Seek to Resolve Strike
The government and senior health officials have started discussions to end a strike by staff that has crippled health services across the country, sources said.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Dec-2008 16:33
BURUNDI: Government, health officials seek to resolve strike
BUJUMBURA Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - The government and senior health officials have started discussions to end a strike by staff that has crippled health services across the country, sources said.
Source : irinnews.org | 02-Dec-2008 14:59
Freedom of Expression Endangered, UN Human Rights Expert Says
An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced his deep concern over the diminishing freedom of expression and association in Burundi, warning that violations of these freedoms imperil the rule of law in the African Great Lakes country.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 20:02
'Heart of Africa' Mall Lifts Bujumbura City
Following the recent peace initiatives in Burundi, the investment climate has become more appealing and this has seen an increase in investment by local entrepreneurs.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 15:13
Miss East Africa to Be Held in Burundi
All roads will lead to Bujumbura Burundi, come December 19, 2008. This is the day, the biggest beauty pageant ever in East Africa will be held. This is the third edition of the Miss East Africa franchise, held by Mr. Rena Callist, a Tanzanian businessman who also owns Rena Events Ltd., a PR and publicity firm. This will be the first time this event is held outside Tanzania and it is being supported by the ministries of Tourism and Communication, Burundi.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 15:13
Burundi: Bujumbura Marathon is On This Saturday
A marathon 'Marathon de la paix' (Peace marathon) is set for December 6, 2008. The purpose of the Marathon is to raise awareness and advocate for peace in Burundi.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 15:13
Country Heads Military Sports Body
LT. COL. Gaspard Gasanzwe has assumed leadership of the East and Central Africa Liaison Office (ECALO) secretariat of the military sports body that links the region with their global sports governing body CISM.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Dec-2008 10:18
Following the will of God must matter here on earth
A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest. -- Havelock Ellis Brian McLaren is a former college English teacher who, in 1982, helped form Cedar Ridge Community Church, an innovative, ...
Source : Topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 00:26
BURUNDI: Patients suffer as health workers' strike continues
A weeklong strike by health workers in Burundi has cut services in key hospitals to a bare minimum, with patients complaining of neglect.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 00:17
Burundi albinos live in fear of killers
On an inky night earlier this month, a gun-wielding gang burst into Generose Nizigiyimana's mud hut in Burundi and dragged her sleeping six-year old albino boy into the bushes.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 16:01
BURUNDI: Patients suffer as health workers' strike continues
BUJUMBURA Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - A weeklong strike by health workers in Burundi has cut services in key hospitals to a bare minimum, with patients complaining of neglect.
Source : irinnews.org | 28-Nov-2008 14:59
EU "shocked" by Burundi's gay criminalisation
The influential European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, is reported to have been "shocked" by the rushed move of the Burundian parliament to criminalise same-sex relations.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 11:26
Burundi: Cholera Outbreak Affects 42 in Northeast
At least 42 people have been afflicted in an outbreak of cholera in the north-eastern province of Cibitoke, according to health officials.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Nov-2008 15:06
Burundi: Food 'An Enormous Problem' for People Living with HIV
When Diane Ndayizeye* was diagnosed with HIV three years ago, she was relieved to discover she could get her life-prolonging antiretroviral medication free of charge at a local hospital.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Nov-2008 13:22
Country Sends Tennis Team to Burundi
Rwanda has sent a contingent of four players to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) East Africa junior circuit, which begins today in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Source : AllAfrica | 27-Nov-2008 09:53
BURUNDI: Cholera outbreak affects 42 in northeast
BUJUMBURA, 26 November 2008 - At least 42 people have been afflicted in an outbreak of cholera in the north-eastern province of Cibitoke, according to health officials.
Source : Topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 20:09
BURUNDI: Cholera outbreak affects 42 in northeast
BUJUMBURA Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - At least 42 people have been afflicted in an outbreak of cholera in the north-eastern province of Cibitoke, according to health officials.
Source : irinnews.org | 26-Nov-2008 15:29
Let the word be known that the power of God be shown:
Let the word be known that the power of God be shown: by K. Chandler Westside Gazette Originally posted 11/19/2008 Author tells story of living through Rwandan holocaust - attributes her survival to her faith ...
Source : Topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 11:21
Alida Kaneza is Miss Burundi 2008
In the first ever Miss Burundi beauty pageant, Miss Alida Kaneza scooped top honours to carry away the coveted prize as Miss Burundi 2008. The Miss Burundi 2008 event was ground breaking in other ways.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 20:33
West Africa's Largest Bank Expands Network in Region
After setting up shop in Uganda and Tanzania and the Kenya licence not too far off, West Africa's largest bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) is looking to increase its footprint in East Africa by expanding to Rwanda and Burundi.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 20:33
Burundi: Microfinance Beckons Investment
When you follow the media in Burundi, you hear of many cases of failed attempts at providing microfinance services. The victims, having lost their hard-earned savings, are crying out for help. This is not unusual in the region. Unfortunately!
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Nov-2008 20:33
Burundi abolishes death penalty, criminalizes homosexuality
The elimination of the death penalty in Burundi was a requirement for establishing a UN-led truth and reconciliation committee and tribunal [JURIST report] in the country.
Source : Topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 11:20
Burundi abolishes death penalty, criminalizes homosexuality
Burundi's parliament on Saturday adopted a new set of laws abolishing the death penalty for the first time in the troubled central African country.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Nov-2008 11:01
AFRICA: World crises ?must not detract from poverty eradication?
ADDIS ABABA Friday, November 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty in Africa must continue, despite global financial, food, energy and environmental crises, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, said on 20 November.
Source : irinnews.org | 21-Nov-2008 17:20
Geography of Burundi
"Geography of Burundi." 30 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2008. Burundi is a country in east-central Africa.
Source : Topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 02:56
GLOBAL: We can save more babies, say researchers
JOHANNESBURG Thursday, November 20, 2008 (IRIN) - A ground-breaking South African study has provided the first hard evidence that treating HIV-positive babies with antiretroviral (ARV) medicines from as early as six weeks dramatically improves their chances of survival.
Source : irinnews.org | 20-Nov-2008 18:10
France charges Rwanda aide amid Kigali protests
French judicial officials on Wednesday charged a longtime comrade-in-arms of Rwanda's president over an assassination in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, as anti-European protests unfolded in Kigali.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 07:33
GLOBAL: Juggling emergency aid and long-term development
NEW YORK Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - As the global recession bites, analysts are asking if emergencies such as natural disasters will continue to receive funding while development aid, which could save many more lives long-term, such as agricultural investment in Africa, is left to languish.
Source : irinnews.org | 19-Nov-2008 14:50
Germany set to extradite Rwandan ...
Germany was set Wednesday to extradite a Rwandan presidential aide to France to face anti-terror judges probing the downing of the former Rwandan president's jet, an attack which triggered a genocide.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Nov-2008 07:14
Burundi: Unicef Sounds Alarm After Brutal Murder of Albino Girl in Burundi
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Burundi to better protect the country's albino children in the wake of a brutal crime in which a six-year-old girl was shot and dismembered, apparently in the mistaken belief of some locals that the body parts have magical qualities.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 06:43
6-year-old albino dismembered in Burundi
Criminals with suspected links to witch doctors murdered a six-year-old albino girl Monday overnight in Burundi and made away with her severed limbs, officials told AFP.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 15:00
Church leaders urge peace action in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
A delegation of church leaders from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has set out to meet the presidents of the latter two countries in order to convey them a strong message in favour of ...
Source : Topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 17:52
Burundi Political Activist Jailed
"I think I say loudly what [others] think quietly," Alexis Sinduhije told an interviewer earlier this year.
Source : Topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 17:46
Burundi: No Peace Without Prosperity, Say Analysts
Poverty, selfish political interests and inadequate economic development are the underlying causes of the political crisis gripping Burundi, according to political analysts.
Source : AllAfrica | 14-Nov-2008 14:31
GLOBAL: Tight belts, tough choices for charities
NEW YORK Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some analysts predict. Although it is too soon to predict the full impact of the crisis on funding, some agencies told IRIN they were reviewing possible cutbacks and some have started tightening their belts.
Source : irinnews.org | 13-Nov-2008 18:00
Burundi: No Peace Without Prosperity - Analysts
Poverty, selfish political interests and inadequate economic development are the underlying causes of the political crisis gripping Burundi, according to political analysts.
Source : AllAfrica | 13-Nov-2008 17:40
BURUNDI: No peace without prosperity - analysts
BUJUMBURA Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Poverty, selfish political interests and inadequate economic development are the underlying causes of the political crisis gripping Burundi, according to political analysts.
Source : irinnews.org | 13-Nov-2008 15:40
GLOBAL: Emergency education gains ground
DAKAR Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian policy-makers have endorsed internationally-agreed standards on rebuilding education sectors shattered by crises, in a move experts say shows that education is increasingly being regarded as life-saving.
Source : irinnews.org | 13-Nov-2008 13:00
Visit by Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the IMF's African Department, to Burundi
Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African Department of the International Monetary Fund , visited Burundi from November 7-10, 2008.
Source : Topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 15:41
Former Harvard fellow charged in Burundi
A Burundi opposition leader was charged yesterday in Bujumbura with contempt for the president, despite strong condemnation of his arrest last week by State Department officials and human rights groups in the ...
Source : Topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 07:33
BURUNDI: Food 'an enormous problem' for people living with HIV
BUJUMBURA, 11 November 2008 - When Diane Ndayizeye* was diagnosed with HIV three years ago, she was relieved to discover she could get her life-prolonging antiretroviral medication free of charge at a local ...
Source : Topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 23:33
In Burundi, CPJ award winner-turned-politician is jailed
Alexis Sinduhije founded Radio Publique Africaine A in 2001 A to bridge Burundi 's ethnic divide.
Source : Topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 15:16
BURUNDI: Food "an enormous problem" for people living with HIV
BUJUMBURA Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - When Diane Ndayizeye* was diagnosed with HIV three years ago, she was relieved to discover she could get her life-prolonging antiretroviral medication free of charge at a local hospital. What she did not realise was that the drugs would increase her appetite, a real problem when you rely on food aid.
Source : irinnews.org | 11-Nov-2008 15:00
GLOBAL: G20 "must stand by aid pledges"
NEW YORK Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Leaders of the top 20 industrial and big emerging-market countries will be asked to reaffirm their commitments to development assistance at the emergency summit on 15 November convened by President George W Bush to address the global financial crisis.
Source : IRIN | 11-Nov-2008 12:50