Burundi News

An official of Burundi's main anti-graft watchdog group claims that funds allocated to President Pierre Nkurunziza's office have been misused and urged parliament not to approve the 2010 budget.

BLANTYRE a ' A gay couple was jailed for "gross indecency" in Malawi after the country's first same-sex public wedding ceremony over the weekend, as several African states were clamping down on homosexuality.

The cockamamie, Heath Robinson nature of the banking bailouts, which seemed to enable the bankers to remain as arrogant as they always were while swathed in the comfort blanket of taxpayer funds, makes one wonder why they weren't all just nationalised outright.

After fleeing the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo and spending eight years raising his family as a refugee, Hussean "John" Selemani knows more than a little about hunger and uncertainty.

Washington, DC - "The illicit exploitation of natural resources is not a new phenomenon in eastern DRC.

Bujumbura - Criminals with suspected links to witch doctors murdered a six-year-old albino girl on Monday overnight in Burundi and made away with her severed limbs, officials have said.

B.RAMAN A somewhat amateurish attempt to clandestinely transport a large consignment of weapons from North Korea to an as yet unknown destination has ended in the consignment, the aircraft transporting it and its crew falling into the hands of security officials from the US and Thailand, who are presently interrogating the crew and examining the ...

UGANDAN businessmen have been named in illegal gold trade and supporting a Rwandan rebel group, FDLR, operating in eastern Congo.

KEEP IT UP: Zahid gesturing at soldiers at the launch of the second Territorial Army unit a ' Pic: Razak Ghazali KUALA LUMPUR: A warning has been shot at local defence companies to abide with laws on arms trade enforced by Malaysia as well those of international bodies like the United Nations.

Burundi mobile operator Econet Wireless now targets to increase its clientele from the current 80,000 to 800,000 following the launching of the a new rechargeable solar handset.

KUALA LUMPUR: An attempt by a local company to export some 30,000 assault rifles to Burundi, worth more than RM200 million, nearly caused Malaysia to be censured by the United Nations Security Council, if not for the prompt action by Malaysian officials at the UN body.

A rummage sale scheduled for today at a midtown church will raise funds for a medical mission to Burundi.

Brussels, Dec 9, 2009 - - At an official ceremony held in Brussels' historic "Grand-Place" today, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines welcomed Brussels Airlines to the family.

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 ...

Noted Belgian expert on the history and politics of central Africa's Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo , Dr.

Minerals and arms smuggling worth millions of dollars persists in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo despite international sanctions, fuelling rebel strength despite national army operations, and army and rebel soldiers continue to kill civilians, according to a new United Nations report that calls on the Security Council to take action to ...

Political instability in Africa can lead to considerable abuse of women. When the breakdown results in violence, it can include gang sexual abuse and physical mutilation.

Months after transforming itself from a rebel movement into a political party, Burundi's Forces nationales de la liberation , is embroiled in a leadership wrangle that analysts warn could jeopardize the country's fragile peace.

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 .

Kampala Ugandan government allegedly turned a blind eye as Rwandan Hutu rebels drafted fighters from refugee camps in the country, a new UN report says.