Uganda's Museveni to seek re-election in his 30th year in office
KPFA Weekend News, 04.18.2015Three presidents in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Burundi's Nkurunziza, DR Congo's Kabila, and Rwanda's Kagame, are all doing their best to stay in office beyond...
View ArticleCoup attempt defeated in Burundi, US continues to recognize Nkurunziza
KPFA Weekend News, 05.16.2015 A coup attempt prevented Burundi's President Nkurunziza from flying home from Arusha, Tanzania earlier this week, but Nkurunziza now seems to be firmly back in control....
View ArticleWestern power and press versus Burundi's President Nkurunziza
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza Should incumbent Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza be allowed to run for election again? Most Western powers and Western press say no. Tags: BurundiPierre...
View ArticleUS continues to demand Nkurunziza stand down in Burundi
KPFA Weekend News, 07.19.2015 Burundi's presidential election is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 21st. Nevertheless, the US State Department continues to demand that President Pierre...
View ArticleBurundi accuses Rwanda of training rebels for cross border attacks
KPFA Weekend News, 10.03.2015 KPFA spoke to Father Thomas Nahimana, and the US State Department, about accusations that Rwanda is training rebels to engage in cross border attacks to destabilize...
View ArticleBurundi: Nkurunziza uplifts Burundi's 93 percent rural poor
KPFA Weekend News, 12.25.2015.Supporters of President Pierre Nkurunziza say that the key social divide in Burundi is not Hutu and Tutsi, but urban and rural.Tags: BurundiNkurunzizaPierre...
View ArticleKampala Talks on Burundi: Western nations and armed insurgents demand regime...
KPFA Weekend News, 12.26.2015.Talks aimed at ending the conflict in the East African nation of Burundi will begin in Kampala, Uganda on December 28th. The US, the EU and Burundi’s armed insurgency have...
View ArticleRefugees International on Rwandan recruitment of Burundian refugees
KPFA Weekend News, 01.09.2015.On Rwandan recruitment of Burundian refugees into a new rebel army in Africa's war ravaged Great Lakes Region. Tags: RwandaBurundiRefugees InternationalMahama CampPierre...
View ArticleBurundi unbowed
KPFA Weekend News, 01.23.2016.The tiny East African nation of Burundi remains unbowed despite pressure from Western officials. President Pierre Nkurunziza, center, US Ambassador to the UN Samantha...
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