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Burundi News Journal
Burundi police disperse journalists marching for colleague's release
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundian police fired teargas to disperse about 90 journalists protesting against the detention of a colleague accused of complicity in a 2011 gun attack, in a case that has raised concerns about a clampdown on media in the east African nation. Police said they used force because the demonstration in the capital Bujumbura was illegal. Journalists have been targeted in a ...
From Burundi, A Heart Beats On
After she fled an east African refugee camp without her mom, knowing not a word of English, Janine Irokoze leaned on a new friend—and a love for music—to help find her way in New Haven. Now she’s helping that friend, and her other Fair Haven classmates, discover the songs and rhythms that have carried her through a remarkable journey.
IMF extends $7.6 mln credit to boost Burundi economy
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released about $7.6 million to Burundi in the latest part of an ongoing credit facility to boost the country's flagging economy. The IMF says real gross domestic product growth in the central African country that relies on coffee and tea for 85 percent of its exports is estimated to have decelerated to 4 percent in 2012. "Lower ...
Security Council extends for mandate of UN office in Burundi
New York, Feb 14 : The Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi for another year to support peace and long-term development in the country, as well as to redouble efforts to tackle corruption and allow people the freedom to organize ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2015.
Burundi : Security Council Extends for Another Year Mandate of UN Office in Burundi
[UN News]The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi for another year to support peace and long-term development in the country, as well as to redouble efforts to tackle corruption and allow people the freedom to organize ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2015.
Burundi: Security Council Extends for Another Year Mandate of UN Office in Burundi
[UN News]The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi for another year to support peace and long-term development in the country, as well as to redouble efforts to tackle corruption and allow people the freedom to organize ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2015.
Burundi inflation eases to 7.6 pct in January
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's year-on-year inflation rate fell to 7.6 percent in January from 11.8 percent in December, helped by more moderate rises in housing, water and energy costs, the country's statistics board said on Thursday. The price index for housing, water and energy rose 9.8 percent in the twelve months to January, compared with 26.2 percent in December. The landlocked nation has ...
Burundi : On Youth and Life in Burundi
[African Arguments]I don't know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi .
Burundi: On Youth and Life in Burundi
[African Arguments]I don't know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi.
Burundi's trade deficit narrows, still a worry
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's trade deficit narrowed slightly to $560 million last year from $566 in 2011, official data showed on Thursday. The scale of the trade deficit highlighted the import-dependent country's need to make doing business easier in order to lure more foreign investors, an economic analyst said. Burundi's central bank said export revenue climbed 23 percent to $120.4 million ...
Burundi 's trade deficit narrows, still a worry
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi 's trade deficit narrowed slightly to $560 million last year from $566 in 2011, official data showed on Thursday. The scale of the trade deficit highlighted the import-dependent country's need to make doing business easier in order to lure more foreign investors, an economic analyst said. Burundi 's central bank said export revenue climbed 23 percent to $120.4 million ...
Burundi: Post-War Burundi, Seen From the Hood
[African Arguments]I was invited to visit Musaga by a woman who has lived and worked in Bujumbura for several months - in the Centre Artisanal de Musaga (CAM), where seventy women had started a project to produce clothes, pottery and jewelry.
After a devastating market fire, Burundi's economy hobbles forward
A week ago, the capital's Central Market burned to the ground. Now the tiny East African nation is struggling with rapid inflation and price hikes as rumors circle about the cause of the fire.