Burundi's 'Peace Village' a Unique Effort to Reconcile Ethnic Groups

UN, Burundi's government set up experiment to see if Hutus, Tutsis could better understand each other by living side by side

Burundi opposition urges dialogue with president

A Burundian opposition coalition called Thursday for talks with President Pierre Nkurunziza, recognising his re-election for the first time since boycotting presidential polls in June.

Burundi: New Govt Ministers Sworn in

The newly appointed government in Burundi was sworn in on Monday. It has 21 ministers instead of 26 with some ministries being grouped together. Ministers come from three different political parties and have been drawn from the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic communities.

Burundi president names government

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AFP) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has named a new government following legislative elections that his ruling party swept amid an opposition boycott, his spokesman said Monday.

AFCON 2012 Qualifiers: Benin Publish List Of Players Ahead Of Burundi Clash

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BURUNDI: Veering off the path of peaceful power-sharing

Source: IRIN The political climate is growing increasingly antagonistic in Burundi, where many of today's political parties were yesterday's rebel groups. A spate of elections designed to entrench stability through pluralism has only made matters worse, say analysts, raising fears that a 10-year-old power-sharing deal is falling apart.

Burundi: Political Antagonism Grows After Elections

The political climate is growing increasingly antagonistic in Burundi, where many of today's political parties were yesterday's rebel groups.

U.N. Delays Report on Possible Congo Genocide

Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting that its troops might have been responsible for genocide in Congo prompted the United Nations to delay the official release for a month.

In Somalia, foreign intervention won't resolve Al Shabab threat

Western governments may consider the rising power of the militant group Al Shabab a major threat to the Horn of Africa. But they have learned enough from the ill-fated US military intervention of 1991-93 – portrayed in "Black Hawk Down" – to know that Western troops are not the solution.

Uganda court charges 2 over deadly twin bombings

A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people.