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Bujumbura, July 14, 2011_The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Burundi's economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The approval will enable an…
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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…
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Bujumbura, July 05, 2011_Burundi plans to start nickel production next year more than 35 years after first discovering the stainless steel making ingredient as the country addresses a lack of power and transport…
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Bujumbura, June 28, 2011_The World Bank (WB) vows to support the Burundian energy sector for the next 18 months to allow its population to access the power grid. The bank's Director of Sustainable Development for Africa Jamal…
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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…
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Bujumbura, June 27, 2011_Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, Monday paid tribute to the "unforgettable" actions of the late Special Representative of the African Union (AU) Commission in the country, Mamadou Bah, who died 23…
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Bujumbura, June 30, 2011_ Visiting Belgian Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Steven Vanackere urges Burundian leaders to speed up the case of the assassination of anti-graft activist Ernest Manirumva. The…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bujumbura, May 24, 2011_India and Africa vowed to further cement their relations as India pledges a 5 billion U.S. dollars credit line and new institutions to Africa at the 2nd Africa-India Forum Summit which opened on…
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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…