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Bujumbura, June 27, 2011_Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23…
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Bujumbura, June 30, 2011_ Visiting Belgian Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Steven Vanackere urges Burundian leaders to speed up the case of the assassination of anti-graft activist Ernest Manirumva. The…
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Bujumbura, May 24, 2011_India and Africa vowed to further cement their relations as India pledges a 5 billion U.S. dollars credit line and new institutions to Africa at the 2nd Africa-India Forum Summit which opened on…
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Bujumbura, May 20, 2011_The top United Nations official in Burundi today welcomed the selection of the members of the independent national human rights commission, saying they are an appropriate reflection of the small…
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Bujumbura, May 18, 2011_Burundi is making commendable efforts to consolidate its post-conflict peacebuilding process, the United Nations top official in the central African country told the Security Council today, calling on…
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23 March 2011 – The Security Council can benefit from enhanced interaction with the United Nations body set up to help post-conflict countries avoid slipping back into war, the head of the Peacebuilding Commission said today…
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International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women's Day…
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February 21, 2011_Western envoys in Burundi have urged the government to protect albinos from organ traffickers who trade their lucrative body parts for use as potent ingredients for magic charms. The security of albinos is…
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Bujumbura, February 16, 2011_Chairman of the United Nations Peace Consolidation Commission for Burundi Paul R. Seger arrived here on Tuesday for a four-day visit to pursue the commission commitment, a press release from the…
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February 07, 2011_Six months after a string of landslide electoral victories by the ruling Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie et Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), Burundi is descending ever deeper…
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December 17, 2011_The Security Council today set up a "significantly scaled-down" United Nations operation in Burundi to help the Central African country as it embarks on the latest stage of its recovery from decades of civil…