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10-29-2014 ■  Déo Barakekenwa , also known as ‘Murundi’, the representative of the National Forces of Liberation (FNL) political party at Kiyange 1 (Gatumba area) was shot dead on 13 October. His close companions can identify his murderers.Is Murundi the first FNL victim since the Imbonerakure returned from Congo?-By Elyse Ngabire, (...)

10-29-2014 ■ The EAC Military Field Training Exercise held in Mwaro from 12 October was officially closed this 24th October. The Exercise Commander indicates that they achieved all their objectives. Two classrooms that were built in the framework of the EAC military cooperation were handed over to the Mwaro 2 Secondary (...)

10-28-2014 ■ Rwandans who do business in front of ‘Kiosque Coca Cola’ and at Avenue de la Mission in Bujumbura complain that the police confiscate their documents. “A police officer came and askedfor my documents”, says a businessman who sells cell phone accessories at BATA. “When I gave him my passport (...)

10-27-2014 ■ The level of hunger in Burundi is “extremely alarming” according to theInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). In this light, it might seem surprising that the government recently withdrew BIF 900 million from the agricultural sector.-By Diane Uwimana The IFPRIcombines three equally weighted indicators: the proportion of people who are (...)

10-25-2014 ■ Tanzanian police shot dead a man suspected of carrying out a series of bombings in Arusha, including attacks targeting a church and a restaurant, where three people died and over 60 were wounded. The suspect was shot dead while trying to escape during a transfer to Dodoma prison on (...)

10-25-2014 ■ The International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned the Kenyan government against leaking classified information to the media in the case against President Uhuru Kenyatta. The judges in the case say the Kenyan government has not taken the necessary steps to ensure filings remain confidential.In a report released on Tuesday, (...)

10-25-2014 ■ Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered the expulsion of Scott Campbell, director of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Congo, a day after the publication of a UN report detailing serious human rights violations by Congolese security forces. The expulsion comes amidst rising crime levels. At (...)

10-24-2014 ■ A Field Training Exercise (FTX) of EAC Partner States’ Armed Forces was officially launched in Burundi, in Mwaro Province on 19 September 2014. The main objective is to practice together on how to maintain peace and security in the region.-By Lorraine Josiane Manishatse The launching ceremony is an elaborate (...)

10-24-2014 ■ President Uhuru Kenyatta is the first acting president in the world to appear in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC).The president of Kenya appeared at the ICC in The Hague on 8 October. He is suspected of crimes against humanity, committed during the post elections violence in 2007.-By (...)

10-24-2014 ■ Some countries use sign language interpreters at TV stationsso that deaf people can follow the news. That is not the case in Burundi.–By Yves Didier Irakoze Rwanda National TV has an interpreter who usessignlanguage to translate the news. The same is true in Uganda and Kenya. In Kenya they (...)