Burundi

Kenya: EAC Signs Common Market Deal
November 20, 2009 1527 GMT
East African Community leaders signed a common market protocol Nov. 20 allowing the free movement... [more]
Somalia: Shabaab Insurgents Threaten Uganda, Burundi
October 23, 2009 0722 GMT
Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents said they will attack the capitals of Burundi and Uganda in... [more]
Uganda: U.S. AFRICOM, EAC To Hold Joint Training Exercises
October 8, 2009 1634 GMT
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the East African Community (EAC) defense forces are... [more]
Somalia: More AMISOM Troops Committed For Mogadishu
May 13, 2009 1754 GMT
The African Union will add two battalions to its troop commitment for the African Union Mission... [more]
Burundi: Ruling Party Denies Forming Militia
May 7, 2009 1224 GMT
Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD party has denied forming a militia in preparation for the 2010... [more]
Somalia: 6 Burundian Peacekeepers Killed In Attack
February 22, 2009 1618 GMT
Islamist rebels launched a suicide attack on an African Union base in the Somali capital of... [more]
Burundi, Uganda: Revision Sought To AU Mandate
January 4, 2009 2021 GMT
Burundi and Uganda on Jan. 4 said they want to revise the mandate of the African Union (AU)... [more]
Burundi: Government, Rebels Sign Communique
December 5, 2008 0004 GMT
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Dec. 4 signed a communique with Agathon Rwasa, leader of... [more]
Somalia: U.N. Authorizes Force Extension
August 20, 2008 1341 GMT
The U.N. Security Council has approved extending an African Union force in Somalia for an... [more]
United States: Trade Agreements Signed With African Countries
July 16, 2008 2359 GMT
The United States signed two trade agreements aimed at boosting economic ties with southern and... [more]
Burundi: 50 Rebel Fighters Killed
May 8, 2008 1254 GMT
Burundi's army killed 50 fighters belonging to the Forces for National Liberation (FNL), the... [more]
Burundi: Losing $3 Million Monthly Due To Kenyan Violence
February 28, 2008 1440 GMT
The political crisis in Kenya has cost Burundi up to $3 million a month in taxes because of the... [more]
Rwanda: Deadly Earthquake
February 3, 2008 1535 GMT
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake killed at least 21 people in Rwanda on Feb. 3 and disrupted... [more]
Somalia: President's House Shelled
January 20, 2008 2154 GMT
The house of Somalian President Abdullahi Yusuf came under mortar fire Jan. 20, but apparently no... [more]
China: Foreign Minister To Visit Africa
January 2, 2008 1034 GMT
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will pay official visits to South Africa, the Democratic... [more]
Burundi: Advance Soldiers Sent To Somalia
December 23, 2007 2043 GMT
Burundi has sent 100 soldiers to Somalia to prepare for 1,700 more troops that will arrive over... [more]
Burundi: To Send Troops To Somalia
November 29, 2007 1315 GMT
Peacekeepers from Burundi will deploy to Somalia in two weeks to bolster Uganda's pacification... [more]
Burundi: First Vice President Resigns
November 8, 2007 1338 GMT
Burundian First Vice President Martin Nduwimana resigned Nov. 7. [more]
Burundi: Russian Embassy Staff Member Shot
June 23, 2007 1726 GMT
A member of the administrative staff at the Russian Embassy in Burundi was shot dead by security... [more]
U.S.: Interviewing Burundian Refugees
October 19, 2006 0547 GMT
The United States has agreed to interview 13,000 Burundian refugees who have been in Tanzanian... [more]
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