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Engen Purchases Total Units in Rwanda and Burundi (Update1) (Bloomberg)
11/20/2008 03:28 AM

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Engen Ltd. , South Africa's largest fuel retailer, bought Total SA units in Rwanda, Burundi and Guinea Bissau to expand in the rest of the continent.

Burundi: Unicef Sounds Alarm After Brutal Murder of Albino Girl in Burundi (AllAfrica.com)
11/18/2008 10:49 PM

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with authorities in Burundi to better protect the country's albino children in the wake of a brutal crime in which a six-year-old girl was shot and dismembered, apparently in the mistaken belief of some locals that the body parts have magical qualities.

Albino boy killed, dismembered in Burundi (Stuff)
11/18/2008 06:47 PM

A six-year-old boy was killed and his body dismembered in the east African state of Burundi, the latest in a series of attacks in the region on albinos, whose bodies are prized by witchdoctors.

Sinduhjie Held in Burundi (The Harvard Crimson)
11/18/2008 12:19 AM

Burundi law enforcement officials are holding former Shorenstein Fellow Alexis Sinduhije in custody for allegedly expressing contempt for the country’s president.

Albino boy killed and body dismembered in Burundi (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
11/17/2008 11:02 AM

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A six-year-old boy was killed and his body dismembered in the east African state of Burundi, an official said Monday, the latest in a series of attacks in the region on albinos, whose bodies are prized by witchdoctors.

Albino boy killed, body dismembered in Burundi (AlertNet)
11/17/2008 10:42 AM

Source: Reuters BUJUMBURA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A six-year-old boy was killed and his body dismembered in the east African state of Burundi, an official said on Monday, the latest in a series of attacks in the region ...

Albino girl, 6, mutilated in Burundi (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
11/17/2008 07:01 AM

BUJUMBURA—Criminals with suspected links to witch doctors murdered a six-year-old albino girl Monday overnight in Burundi and made away with her severed limbs, officials told Agence France-Presse.

Engen grows African footprint (News 24 South Africa)
11/20/2008 03:23 AM

African petroleum multinational Engen has again increased its African footprint by acquiring Total's operations in three countries - Guinea Bissau, Rwanda and Burundi.

6-year-old albino dismembered in Burundi (Regina Leader-Post)
11/17/2008 06:57 AM

Criminals with suspected links to witch doctors murdered a six-year-old albino girl Monday overnight in Burundi and made away with her severed limbs, officials told AFP.

Iran envoy confers with Burundi president (Islamic Republic News Agency)
11/17/2008 01:14 AM

Iran - Burundi - Meet Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Sheikholeslam held talks with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on fostering Tehran-Bujumbura ties.