All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Chief Mediator, Charles Nqakula, is expected to table South Africa's final report on the Burundi Peace Process at the summit to be held in Arusha, Tanzania on Friday.
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nyamko Sabuni, Sweden's Minister for Integration and Gender Equality has been known to put out a harsh policy. "I'm not hard, but clear," said the moderate-conservative politico in an interview with Dagens Industri, a Swedish financial newspaper. Sweden's first black minister gives a clear message about why she doesn't calls herself a feminist although she agrees with feminist goals: "[Former...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The five member states of the East African Community (EAC) on Friday signed the protocol on the establishment of a common market within the block in Arusha, Tanzania. The signing of the protocol by Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi is the second landmark step of the block toward integration. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete hailed the signing of the protocol...
Rigotnomics (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
"The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi have agreed to the free movement of people and goods across the region. The common market is due to come into effect by July 2010." ( BBC ) No more visas, no more tariffs! Pretty incredible no? Let's see.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi sign a common market trade agreement.
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
What do Uganda, Burundi, Sudan and Djibouti have in common? They are on the list of 49 countries that would receive billions of dollars every year from Canadian families as part of a new global-warming agreement proposed by the United Nations. The UN also wants to impose new taxes on industry that would increase energy costs and kill jobs. Stephen Harper should demonstrate global leadership by rejecting...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are set to agree a common market trade agreement.
Breaking the Cycle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Marguerite "Maggy" Barankitse was witness to an unimaginable event that forever changed her life. On Oct. 24, 1993, Barankitse was working for the Catholic bishop of Ruyigi, in eastern Burundi, Africa, when ethnic Tutsis stormed the bishops residence, killing 72 Hutus. Amid the chaos and confusion, Barankitse managed to save 25 children and, driven by hope, thoughts of peace and a calling...
Just Football (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
204 nations entered the running for a place at World Cup 2010. From Burundi to Guam to Tahiti, everybody wants to be involved in the planet's most popular spectacle.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Next year's elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country's long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of political parties, according to analysts.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Nairobi - Dozens of witchcraft-related murders of albinos in Tanzania and Burundi have left the albino populations of both nations living in fear, a report released Thursday said. The report, Through Albino Eyes, by the International Federation of Re...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Somalia's Islamist Militants Spill Into Neighboring Countries -- Christian Science Monitor Somalia's Islamist militant group Al Shabab now controls much of the country, and it has made viable threats against neighbors Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Kampala, Uganda; and Johannesburg, South AFrica - When he fled his native Somalia for Uganda 18 months ago, Ali Yasin thought he had escaped the...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda.
Thrive (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Here are this week’s H1N1 updates from the HealthMap team of the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program. Burundi and Greenland have reported their 1st cases of H1N1, while North Cyprus, Bosnia, Poland, Kosovo, Tunisia, and Morocco have reported their 1st H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended early administration of antiviral medicines to prevent death in pregnant...
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