Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) facilitator on the peace process in the eastern region of DRC Uhuru Kenyatta is in Bujumbura to brief President Evariste Ndayishimiye about the current situation in North Kivu. Burundi President Ndayishimiye is the current Chairperon of the Summit of …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Five African countries on Thursday resolved to deploy a regional force to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight a rebel insurgency in the country. The presidents from Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, DRC, and Rwanda who met in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya for the …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) has started processes of lifting sanctions against Burundi that stop financial aid to the Burundian government, EU Ambassador to Burundi Claude Bochu said on Monday. In March 2016, the EU suspended its direct financial support to the Burundian government following the political …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye has hailed Ugandan investors for working hard and invited them to invest and trade with Burundi. President Ndayishimiye made the remarks after a tour at the new state-of-the-art Picfare Industries plant in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve, where he …
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Bujumbura , Burundi | XINHUA | The Burundian government on Monday kicked off a mass screening campaign in the commercial captial Bujumbura to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Three sites of a technical school, a hotel and a Catholic parish were chosen to screen people who voluntarily receive …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Burundi’s new President Evariste Ndayishimiye is an army general likely facing a tricky balancing act to bring change to the troubled nation while pleasing the elites who helped put him in power. Ndayishimiye, 52, widely known by his nickname “Neva”, was sworn in on Thursday, two …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundi’s newly elected president Evariste Ndayishimiye will be sworn in on Thursday, after the sudden death of his predecessor who left him an isolated nation in political and economic turmoil. Ndayishimiye was elected in May in a vote disputed by the opposition, and was meant to …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundi’s newly-elected president Evariste Ndayishimiye will be sworn in on Thursday, the foreign ministry announced, in a ceremony fast-tracked by the sudden death of the incumbent, Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza died on June 8 aged 55, of what authorities said was heart failure. His death came less than two weeks after …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The unexpected death of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza plunges the country into uncertainty, opening up the possibility of power struggles in the upper echelons of government. Evariste Ndayishimiye, elected last month to replace Nkurunziza, is on the frontline as the country navigates its latest challenge. – …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundians were in shock Wednesday after the sudden death of veteran President Pierre Nkurunziza, with condolences pouring in from across Africa as the troubled country grappled with the complex legacy of his 15-year rule. Flags in Burundi were lowered to half mast after the death of …
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