President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi says he is ready to dialogue with Burundian rebel groups based in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The president cited the RED-Tabara, which is the most active Burundian rebel group, as well as the Forces Nationales de Liberation (FNL), as the main rebel groups he wants to engage in …
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Heavily-armed soldiers of the Burundian Army have been reported to have entered the Upper Plateau region of the Democratic Republic of Congo considered by the Burundi government as the fall-back base of the Burundian Red-Tabara rebel movement, local sources in Uvira, South Kivu revealed. “On Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, Burundian forces entered Lemera. They were …
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President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi has called on his compatriots operating armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo to lay down their arms and sue for peace. “Dirty linens are washed in the family and not in public,” the Burundian president declared during a joint press conference in Kinshasa on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 …
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According to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world contribute significantly to air pollution. The report added that these vehicles are of poor quality and are hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate …
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Burundian refugees, still sheltered in camps, in neighbouring Tanzania are set to finally go home in the near future. Tanzania and Burundi have agreed in principle to repatriate Burundian refugees still living in camps in northwestern Tanzania after the voluntary repatriation process of October 2019. Tanzania’s Home Affairs Ministry data shows that there are still …
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On Friday, June 26, Burundi, in Southern Africa buries President Pierre Nkurunza with fanfare and pageantry. The programme of the event calls for mass mobilization of citizens to line the routes along the 58 kilometers Karuzi-Gitega road. His death seems to signal a rebuke to those who continue to live in denial of the COVID-19 …
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The German Embassy in Cameroon and the Central African Forestry Commission, popularly known by its French acronym, COMIFAC, on Monday signed an accord for the durable management of the forestry ecosystems in the Central African sub-region. The main objectives of the accord are to develop equitable and transparent relations that would satisfy the wishes of …
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