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Burundi collected nearly 14,000 weapons last week in a nationwide campaign to disarm the civilian population and ensure elections next year will be peaceful, officials said.

Burundi, one of the world's poorest nations, is emerging from a 12-year, ethnic-based civil war.

The Burundi government has stopped funding the country's electoral commission in a dispute over its activities ahead of national elections next year, officials said Wednesday.

He washes the poor's feet, sings the gospel with passion and dances the Congolese ndombolo like no other.

HRW released the statement on the fifth anniversary of the Gatumba Massacre [HRW backgrounder], in which more than 150 Congolese refugees were killed by members of the rebel National Liberation Forces [GlobalSecurity backgrounder]. HRW said: The conflict, which ended in 2009, was characterized by widespread and systematic violations of ...

A number of African nations, such as Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, have anti-gay laws on the books, lingering remnants of colonial-era penal codes imposed by the British.

Disturbing updates on the status of LGBTs in Burundi after the President Pierre Nkurunziza secretly signs legislation - previously rejected by the Senate - that attempts to legislate homosexuality out of existence in the small, impoverished East African nation.

Homosexuals in Burundi say that their lives have been marked with increased discrimination and fear following the East African country's move to ban homosexual practices.

Bujumbura - Burundian police on Monday detained opposition leader and former journalist Alexis Sinduhije at Ruyigi in eastern Burundi, where he is accused of hosting an illegal meeting, his aides said.

Homosexuals in Burundi say that their lives have been marked with increased discrimination and fear following the East African country's move to ban homosexual practices.

The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thur sday in Bujumbura, the capital, expressed his satisfaction with the results of t h e conference, in Nairobi, Kenya, on investment within the East African Community .

The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thur sday in Bujumbura, the capital, expressed his satisfaction with the results of t h e conference, in Nairobi, Kenya, on investment within the East African Community .

This briefing is only available in French . OVERVIEW The Burundi peace process has made much progress in recent months.

UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg has pledged to defend the interests of the children of Burundi as well as all children in the international community.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund , led by Mr. Bernardin Akitoby, visited Burundi May 27-June 10, 2009 to conduct the second review of the government economic and financial program supported by an arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and to assess the impact of the global financial crisis on Burundi.

Burundi has made progress in implementing the 2006 ceasefire pact between the Government and rebels, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said, calling on the small Great Lakes nation to seize the momentum and continue its efforts to improve its human rights situation.

Kampala President Yoweri Museveni and his Burundian counterpart, Pierre NKurunziza last Friday joined the battle against breast cancer and contributed towards the purchase of a mobile chemotherapy unit.

Kampala Police intercepted and impounded four bullion vehicles and held a dozen private security guards over carrying firearms that threaten the life of a visiting president.

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

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.