NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ethnic regimes were largely ignored in the mainstream media of the global North until the early 1990s, even when troubling events, such as...
ELOGE WILLY KANEZA, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi’s army chief survived an apparent assassination attempt Friday by gunmen who attacked a convoy escorting him...
(African Globe) – Members of the East African Legislative Assembly, who are currently sitting in Kampala, want EAC partner states to abolish international child adoption to...
GERARD NZOHABONA, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — A leading rights activist in Burundi was shot and wounded late Monday by unknown assailants in the capital,...
(BBC) – Votes are being counted in Burundi, where there is tension over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to stand for a third consecutive term. Just under...
GERARD NZOHABONA, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Civic groups in Burundi on Tuesday rejected a U.N. facilitator of talks between the government and those opposed...
(BBC) – Burundi’s opposition has rejected a proposal by the electoral commission to hold presidential polls on 15 July. The opposition said its demand for free...
Aislinn Laing, THE TELEGRAPH KAGUNGA, Burundi (The Telegraph) — When Jean-Pierre heard rumours in his village about an offensive against those who did not support...
(Reuters) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza appealed for ethnic harmony on Wednesday, addressing fears that weeks of political unrest could trigger another bout of bloodletting...
Tom Odula and Gerard Nzohabona, ASSOCIATED PRESS BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — President Pierre Nkurunziza thanked his security forces Friday for crushing a military coup that...
Andrew Njuguna and Melanie Gouby, ASSOCIATED PRESS BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Gunfire and explosions rang out Thursday as military forces backing an attempted coup...
JEROME DELAY, Associated Press BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — About 2,000 people marched through a neighborhood of Burundi’s capital on Monday as police looked on, breaking the...
(BBC) – Burundi has been hit by a new wave of protests as opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term grows. Gunfire was...
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Jan. 27 (GIN)—It’s election time in nearly a dozen African countries, and the wish of some leaders...
