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Bujumbura, July 07, 2011_Authorities in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura have rejected the creation of a High Court of Justice, fearing a potential destabilisation of the country's institutions. However, some Burundian…

Bujumbura, June 25, 2011_Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Friday officially launched a national program to construct at least 100 villages, the state-run radio reported. The launch of the program in the province of…

On [30 May], Burundi Minister of Defence, Major-General Pontien Gaciyubwenge presided over a decoration ceremony of military from the 5th and 6th battalions and the contingent's staff who returned recently from Mogadishu…

Bujumbura, June 8, 2011_The seven members of Burundi's newly-established Independent National Human Rights Commission (CNIDH), sworn in Tuesday June 7, 2011 before President Pierre Nkurunziza, have vowed to fulfill their…

Bujumbura, May 28, 2011_The Ministers from the member states of the East African Community (EAC) representing have called for the region to increase budgetary allocations to the agriculture sector and establish structures to…

Bujumbura, May 23, 2011_The United Nations independent expert on human rights in Burundi today welcomed what he said were several positive rights developments in the small African country, but cautioned about the continuing…

Bujumbura, May 19, 2011_Sixteen countries have announced concrete commitments aimed at drastically reducing current levels of maternal, newborn and child mortality, the United Nations reported today. The commitments, largely…

Bujumbura, May 06, 2011_United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Rosine Sori-Coulibaly of Burkina Faso as Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) and…

Bujumbura, April 21, 2011_Peacebuilding Commission Adopts Outcome of Final Strategic Framework for Burundi as Delegates Hail 'Milestone' in Four-Year-Old Process 'We're Not Moving Back', Vows Foreign Minister, As Head of…

Bujumbura, April 05, 2011_The lucky ones among Burundi's 3,421 former child soldiers who went through a demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) process returned to school but most languish in poverty, with little…