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News Burundi » History: Burundi: Why history will judge Pierre Nkurunziza harshly

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/30590/burundi-why-history-will-judge-pierre-nkurunziza-harshly/

Published on: Sunday 21 June 2020

Ndayishimiye, the former army major, recently won a controversial election which was reaffirmed by the constitutional court only a few days ago. This would have been the first time in Burundi’s ...

News Burundi » History: Refugees fear history is repeating itself in Burundi

News channel or source: https://ktar.com/world-news/refugees-fear-history-is-repeating-itself-in-burundi/468285/

Published on: Sunday 31 May 2015

KAGUNGA, Tanzania (AP) — As a teenager Joseph Nakaha fled with his parents to neighboring Tanzania when ethnic-based fighting erupted in Burundi after independence in 1962. In 1972, he was a refugee ...

News Burundi » History: Burundi at 50: towards a governance of peace

News channel or source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/burundi-at-50-towards-governance-of-peace/

Published on: Monday 02 July 2012

Wherever there are men there is always conflict. For several years now Burundi has suffered an onslaught of tragedy and violence. What is most tragic is not this conflict in itself, but the way in ...

News Burundi » History: Burundi: History and Tragedy

News channel or source: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/burundi-history-and-tragedy-11722461/

Published on: Thursday 12 May 2005

Area: 27,830 square kilometers Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east; some plains Elevation extremes: lowest point, Lake Tanganyika, 772 ...

News Burundi » History: Why the closure of Burundi’s UN human rights office is a major setback

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/why-the-closure-of-burundis-un-human-rights-office-is-a-major-setback-113378

Published on: Tuesday 12 March 2019

After 23 years, the UN Human Rights Office in Burundi has closed – at the insistence of the country’s government. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner spoke to Professor Christof Heyns, who was ...

News Burundi » History: Why history will judge Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza harshly

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/why-history-will-judge-burundis-pierre-nkurunziza-harshly-140492

Published on: Wednesday 10 June 2020

Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi’s football-loving president and self-proclaimed pastor, has died at the age of 55. By all accounts this was death most cruel. He was soon to hand over power to his ...