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La paix règne au Burundi précise le ministre des droits de l’homme à la veille de la célébration de la journée internationale de la paix.
Dans une déclaration du ministre de solidarité, droits de l’homme et du genre pour la célébration de la journée internationale de la paix ce 21 septembre 2018 Martin Nivyabandi signale la tranquillité sur tout le…
Le conseil des ministres a analysé le projet de loi portant réorganisation du ministère de la défense et des anciens combattants
Selon le secrétaire général et porte-parole du gouvernement ce nouveau projet va occasionner l’introduction des dispositions de l’inspection générale relative à ce ministère et la création d’un bureau de l’administration…
Adoption d’un projet de loi relatif au statut des apatrides au Burundi.
Ce mercredi, l’assemblée nationale a adopté une loi portant adhésion de la République du Burundi de la convention du 1954 relative au statut des apatrides.Parmi les questions soulevées par les députe figures ceux des…
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Coffee production taking the lead in Burundi [Business Africa]
This week, we see how the public-private partnership has succeeded in reviving the coffee sector in Burundi and in setting up many cooperatives. In 2008, the Government of Burundi officially launched its national strategy…
Bobi Wine says Museveni’s gov’t is scared ahead of his Thursday return
Uganda’s vocal legislator Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine announced on Tuesday that he will return to the country on Thursday, urging his supporters to prepare to ‘continue the struggle for a better Uganda’. …
Why Uganda is the ‘world’s fittest country’
Uganda is the most physically active nation in the world, according to a recent report by the World Health Organization. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire went to find out why.Jennifer Namulembwa spends an hour-and-a-half walking…
Kenyan runner hit by car during marathon
Kenyan athlete Joseph Kiprono was knocked down by a car Sunday as he was leading a half-marathon in Colombia in which another competitor collapsed and died, the organizers said. Kiprono is a previous winner of the event. He…
KQ’s $40m loss eats into capital base
National carrier Kenya Airways narrowed its net losses by 28.8 per cent to Ksh4 billion ($40 million) in the half year ended June, but the improved performance was not enough to stop the airline from sinking back into…
No social media access for government workers in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned all its workers from social media during working hours.In a circular by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, in charge of Public Service Management, Dr…
Kenya welcomes opening of drug-testing lab
Athletics Kenya on Monday welcomed the establishment in Nairobi of a World Anti-Doping Agency-approved blood testing laboratory for East Africa declaring it a big step in their anti-doping fight. The laboratory, due to open…
Bobi Wine protests: Uganda army sorry over beating journalists
Uganda's army has made a rare apology after soldiers were caught on film beating up a journalist who was covering a demonstration supporting detained MP Bobi Wine on Monday.Other journalists were also beaten as they were…
South Sudan’s Kiir grants amnesty to Riek Machar
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has granted amnesty to rebel leader Dr Riek Machar and others across the country. "I declare republican order number 14 for the year 2018 for the grant of general amnesty to the leader…
Google takes African startups under its wings
Silicon Valley giant Google is expanding its regional mentorship programme for top early-stage technology startups in Africa, with the aim of helping them become commercially viable. The Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
South Sudan foes meet after two years
The two figures at the centre of the civil war that has ravaged South Sudan met for the first time in nearly two years on Wednesday evening in the Ethiopian capital. South Sudan's president Salva Kiir and rebel leader…
Is this Africa’s moment to invest in atomic energy?
Faced with persistent power deficits, which have slowed down industrialisation, Africa is increasingly considering new alternatives for electricity generation, including nuclear energy. Across the continent, dependence on…
Hundreds stranded after Rwanda-Uganda road collapses
Transport between Uganda and Rwanda has been disrupted following the collapse of a road section linking the two countries. The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) suspended traffic along the Katuna-Rwanda road after a…
The major constitutional changes in the Burundi referendum
Though the main focus of Burundi's Thursday referendum is the extension of President Pierre Nkurunziza's rule, the vote is certain to fundamentally change the politics and the governance of the country. A new post for a…
Six planes bought in bid to revive Uganda Airlines
Uganda's government has bought six planes to revive the national carrier following its liquidation in 2001. Works and Transport minister Monica Azuba-Ntege said on Wednesday that the government has made the initial deposit…
Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report
The world's leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. …
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