Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe ex-president, dies aged 95
Mr Mugabe was born on 21 February 1924 in what was then Rhodesia - a British colony, run by its white minority. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Robert Mugabe, the
Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95.
Mr Mugabe had been
receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He...
Burundi accuses UN agency for stalling repatriation exercise
In August 2017 representatives of Burundi and Tanzanian government alongside the UN refugee agency held a tripartite meeting to facilitate voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees from Tanzania. PHOTO|FILE: BurundiTimes
Burundi
government has accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
for delaying the repatriation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania, the move comes
after Burundi’s internal...
President Nkurunziza marks 4 years at the helm after re-election
Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza at the state house in Bujumbura on February 19, 2019. PHOTO| BurundiTimes
Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday marked four years since he was sworn in for another five year term that runs until 2020, the 2015 re-election of the incumbent president had sparked a political crisis in the...
Burundi: 721 returns home from Tanzania
The voluntary repatriation exercise of Burundian refugees is undertaken in pone continued phase with possibility of a gradual increase in the number of refugees being repatriated. PHOTO|FILE: BurundiTimes.
“Those repatriated consisted of 273 households that included 328 men and 393 women with their province of origin being Makamba and Rutana,” -...
Burundi hands over seven armed men to Rwandan authorities
Burundi government
says the seven ‘armed criminals’ who were arrested earlier this month were
officially handed over to the Rwandan authorities, the seven armed men are said
to have been captured by the Burundian army on 8th April while
entering Burundian territory through Nyugwe forest.
“Yesterday seven
criminals from Rwanda were handed over to Rwandan authorities in the presence
of...
Burundi expels controversial pastor for ‘suspicious activities’
Burundi government have expelled the controversial pastor “Prophet Modeste after being detained by the security forces in Bujumbura earlier this month, the pastor who predicted Burundi national team’s 1-1 draw with Gabon last month became popular after the country booked ticket for the continental men’s football in Egypt.
“Modeste
Kayihura also known as prophet Modeste,...