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Youssef Mahmoud, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi briefs the Security Council 10 December 2009 &#150 The Security Council today called on the international community to support the preparation of elections in Burundi next year after the top United Nations official in the small Central African country warned that a lack ...

The peace process in Burundi has witnessed significant progress in recent months but the country needs help to ensure successful elections next year and to tackle challenges such as human rights abuses, corruption and weak institutions, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report .

Former rebel leader Agathon Rwasa has been chosen by his party as its candidate for Burundi's 2010 presidential election.

Burundian authorities should immediately retract an ordinance outlawing the Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society , an umbrella organization representing 146 Burundian civil society associations, said Amnesty International, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and Human Rights Watch in a joint statement issued today.

The Holy See Press Office released the following communique yesterday evening. "This evening in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, His Holiness Benedict XVI received in audience Pierre Nkurunziza, president of the Republic of Burundi.

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.