All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Burundi left nothing to chance as they arrived in the country yesterday for the fourth edition of the Club Beer International Beach Volleyball tournament set for this weekend at Lido Resort Beach in Entebbe.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Irsquom going to do something I havenrsquot done before. Irsquom going to take you with me on my travels. Yes I thought you might like to join me as I take the bus from Huye formerly Butare Rwandarsquos erstwhile colonial capital and still the countryrsquos intellectual capital in the south of the country over the border and into Burundi to spend a few days in its fabulouslyname
Trade Africa (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The East African Customs Union comes into effect January 2010, just two months away. Reporter David Mugabe caught up with the East African Community Secretary General, Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, in Arusha, Tanzania on the region’s state of preparedness for the union, security and terrorist threats and other challenges facing the EAC. Excerpts below: QUESTION: Is there a special arrangement for...
Jews sans frontieres (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Voting record of UN members on the General Assembly resolution: In favor: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday left for Burundi to attend the international conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) heads of State and Government round-table conference.
ricklibrarian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
You do not survive genocide without a little help at critical moments from people who are supposed to be your enemies. Likewise, you do not build a better world without in turn serving people who are supposed to be your enemies. Thus you might sum up the life of Deogratias, a medical student and Tutsi from Burundi who fled his country in 1994. Tracy Kidder tells Deo's story in Strength in What Remains...
eWEEKeurope (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
One of the world's poorest countries is following offer African nations in looking to IT offshore services and…
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
AS Uganda's U-20 national women soccer team leaves for Rwanda today, coach Majidah Nantanda said there was a plot to eliminate her girls from the 2011 World Cup qualifiers.
Wish I'd asked my Gran (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
ante-natal classes don't prepare you for the challenges that parents face in the 21st century. J1 needs to have inoculations for almost every conceivable disease before he heads to Burundi next year, so we've visited our practice nurse to start the process: we begin with hepatitis B next week. He also has to have jags for malaria, yellow fever, typhoid, rabies & cholera. All of a sudden this trip...
Living on the frontlines (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Here's a story about a woman I think was featured in the 20/20 special. Thought you all might be interested. I* will be posting more info about a drive to help those in Tanzania shortly. I sent what I wrote off to be fact checked to make sure I pass along the right info. Albino victim evicted from safe-house By Erick David Nampesya BBC Swahili service, Ngara, Tanzania Mariam Staford Bandaba is too...
Bare Naked Islam (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
US Refugee Program: Affluent, educated, productive, hard-working, independent WHITE PEOPLE NOT WANTED. (And you can thank that liberal scumbag murderer, Teddy Kennedy, for legislating this 3rd world preference policy in 1965) AFRICA 12,000 admissions ceiling Angola 8 Burundi 762 Cameroon 4 Central African Rep. 59 Chad [...]
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Kara Weinacht 11/3/2009 4:00 PM This article finally brought about some good news dealing with refugees. The article explains that Tanzania has been hosting Burundian refugees since they escaped their home country in 1972. Later in the 1990s, more Burundians escaped to Tanzania. Luckily, Tanzania's government has worked with this group of people, planning to naturalize 162,000 of them as Tanzanian...
Uganda Watch (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Ugandan forces say they are keeping a close eye on the Somali community in Kampala, following threats by Somalia's al-Shabab militants to attack the Ugandan capital. A nationwide registration drive has begun in Uganda, aimed at keeping track of Somali refugees and new arrivals. Full report from Voice of America By Alisha Ryu (Nairobi) 27 October 2009 Uganda Tightens Security Following Al-Shabab Threat...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
More than a week after the Al-Shabaab announced that they would launch a terror attack on Uganda and Burundi, district leaders in Arua say the claims must not be taken lightly.
Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
It was more like a festival - think Cannes, Burning Man, or Fashion Week, perhaps the G8 Summit. People came from all over the world to participate. Deals were struck, friends and enemies gained, and the powerful giant that is Louis/Dressner Selections showed the world that there is no such thing as a recession when it comes to the world of fine wine. At least two heads of state showed up - President...
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