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  1. Katumba decorate AU troops in SomaliaRead the original story w/Photo

    May 31, 2009 | New Vision

    Gen. Katumba Wamala decorates a UPDF soldier in recognition of his contribution to peace mission By Henry Mukasa THE Commander of the Land Forces, Lt.

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    Related Topix: Somalia, World News, Africa

  2. Foreign Affairs officials - steal' Shs220m from Bujumbura

    May 30, 2009 | Daily Monitor

    Police is investigating a case in which senior officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kampala are accused of dipping their hands in the till of a Burundi-based regional organisation and embezzling at least Shs220 million.

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  3. Burundi: Govt Lauded for Peacekeeping RoleRead the original story

    May 30, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    UGANDA has commended Burundi for its contribution towards peace in the Great Lakes region and sending a contingent of peacekeepers to war-torn Somalia.

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  4. Police intercept four bullion vans on Entebbe Rd

    May 29, 2009 | Daily Monitor

    ... and the media wasna t allowed to take pictures of the vans or even ask any questions about them. Both Uganda and Burundi sent peacekeeping troops to Somalia despite warning by Somali insurgents that they would harm them and their countries. Police ...

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    Related Topix: Entebbe, Malawi, World News, Central, Malawi, Malawi, Kampala, Malawi, Pierre Nkurunziza, Africa

  5. Uganda hails Burundi on peace

    May 29, 2009 | New Vision

    Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza and Makerere University Chancellor Prof. Mondo Kagonyera at the Information technology faculty on Thursday.

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  6. Alleged albino killers on trial in Burundi

    May 29, 2009 | Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

    In Burundi, the Public Prosecutor's Office has demanded jail sentences ranging between one year and life imprisonment against 11 people accused of killing albinos.

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  7. Burundi: New Peace Structure to Bolster Stability

    May 29, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    With the integration of Burundi's last rebel groups into government institutions almost complete, the team that mediated the peace process has set up a structure to monitor the implementation of the pact signed in 2006, officials said.

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  8. Burundi: Child Soldiers ReintegrateRead the original story

    May 28, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    The Secretary-General's Special Representative on children and armed conflict has called for urgent support of hundreds of former child soldiers recently released from a demobilization centre in Burundi and reunited with their families.

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  9. Child Issues: Burundi: Reintegrating Former Child Soldiers

    May 28, 2009 | Scoop

    Scoop >> World >> Friday, 29 May 2009, 2:09 pm Press Release: United Nations New York, May 28 2009 6:10PM The Secretary-General's Special Representative on children and armed conflict has called for urgent support of hundreds of former child soldiers recently released from a demobilization centre in Burundi and reunited with their families.

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  10. Museveni meets Burundian president

    May 28, 2009 | New Vision

    Museveni and Burundian President Nkurunziza gesturing as traditional dancers performed at State House Entebbe yesterday [More pictures inside story] By Henry Mukasa BURUNDIAN President Pierre Nkurunziza arrived yesterday on a three-day state visit.

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  11. Schools: State Board of Ed forum planned; Austin district reports TAKS gainsRead the original story

    May 26, 2009 | Austin American-Statesman

    ... proposed science curriculum standards adopted earlier this year. ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Students send Burundi $40,000 Students raised $40,000 this year to help the Gazelle Foundation build a water well for a village in Burundi. The foundation ...

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  12. AI Bulletin Vol. 12, No. 10, 22 May 2009Read the original story

    May 26, 2009 | Amnesty International USA

    ... are in danger of being forgotten and denied access to essential social services. UNICEF (13 May): http://www.u... Burundi: This week, 136 former child soldiers separated from Burundi's last rebel group, the Forces Nationales de la Liberation (FNL), ...

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  13. GenderRead the original story

    May 26, 2009 | Panapress

    ... heat in the Eastern Kenya semi arid plains on th e banks of River Tana. 07/05/2009 UNIFEM executive director due in Burundi Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Ines Alberdi, ...

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  14. Burundi: Army Census Brings Great Investment Fortunes

    May 25, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    Two important events took place in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, last week.One was the opening of the sixth meeting of the second session of the second assembly of the East African Legislative Assembly .

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  15. Burundi: Nkurunziza Urges Speedy End of Common Market Negotiations

    May 25, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi last Tuesday called for speedy conclusion of the East African common market negotiations.

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  16. East Africa: Delayed Payments Hurt EAC Projects

    May 25, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    ... said Ms. Makaruliza to an attentive audience of MPs and ministers from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi at Bujumbura's National Assembly building where the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Abdi ...

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  17. No jubilation for Munyaneza's survivors

    May 22, 2009 | Montreal Gazette

    ... before the 19-month long trial began, Justice AndrA Denis himself went to Butare, near the Rwandan border of Burundi, where Munyaneza's crimes against Tutsis and Hutu moderates were carried out between April 6 and July 4, 1994. He heard 14 ...

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  18. A people without a NationRead the original story w/Photo

    May 22, 2009 | Boise Weekly

    ... someone before being granted protection by the United Nations since the 2004 genocide in the Katumba Refugee Camp in Burundi. You may wonder who these invisible people were, "the Banyamulenge." The Banyamulenge are the people from a town called ...

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  19. HealthRead the original story

    May 20, 2009 | Panapress

    ... flu c ases in the country, Cape Verdian Health Minister Basilio Ramos told PANA. China gives reference hospital to Burundi Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Chinese government will release US$9million for the building of a national reference hospital ...

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  20. Somalia: Eritrean President Condemns AU Troops in Mogadishu

    May 20, 2009 | AllAfrica.com

    ... in Mogadishu. Afwerki said Burundian troops could keep security and stability in Mogadishu. "The government in Burundi can not secure peace and stability in Bujumbura, the capital. How can we expect Burundi to send peace keepers to Somalia and claim ... 8 comments

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