Fragile Burundi Casts a Wary Eye on Rwanda

  A rally for President Pierre Nkurunziza in Cibitoke, Burundi, near the border with Rwanda. Mr. Nkurunziza’s aides accuse Rwanda of tacitly aiding his enemies.CreditTyler Hicks/The New York Times KIGALI, Rwanda — Burundi and Rwanda can seem deceptively like conjoined twins. They share a common history, geography and language, and their populations are divided ethnically between Hutu and Tutsi. Both were devastated by some… Read More

Burundi tense amid gunfire after killing of a general

Pierre Nkurunziza. (File: AFP) Bujumbura – Gunfire rang out in Burundi’s capital on Sunday night following the killing of a feared military general who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza, who was re-elected last month, said in a televised address that he had ordered the police to find Lieutenant General Adolphe Nshimirimana’s killers within 10 days. There… Read More

BURUNDI SECURITY AGENTS ATTACK JOURNALIST COVERING MURDER OF TOP GENERAL — CPJ SAYS

 Gen. Adolphe Nshimiramana Burundi security forces detained and beat a journalist on Sunday while he was covering the assassination of a top general in the capital, Bujumbura, according to news reports and the journalist. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the attack and calls on Burundian authorities to launch a full and efficient investigation. Esdras Ndikumana, a correspondent for Agence… Read More

Burundi presidential term saga balloons into regional crisis as US, Rwanda, Tanzania drawn in

Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza has been unfazed by the international reaction to his bid for a third term. (Photo/File/Getty) Court backs controversial third term bid for Pierre Nkurunziza, stoking fears of a rapid escalation and a return to conflict. BURUNDI’s crisis this week snowballed into a major regional concern after a constitutional court backed president Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a… Read More

U.S. Deeply Concerned About Rising Tensions in Burundi

Press Statement The United States is deeply concerned by the rising tensions in Burundi in advance of general elections beginning in May that, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, have led over 8,000 Burundians to flee to neighboring countries to escape intimidation and violence, including by the youth militias of the ruling party. The United… Read More

Senegalese Musician Akon says in spite Ferguson African Americans are better off than their brothers in Africa

Saturday’s episode of Talk To Al Jazeera, five-time Grammy nominee Akon tells Folly Bah Thibault that African-Americans should acknowledge “the rights… and the blessing they do, you know, have actual access to.” Last year, the killings of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Ferguson led to protests against police brutality targeting African-Americans.When asked if he sympathized with... Read More

Uganda Currency Plunges as Anti-Gay Law Prompts U.S. Aid Cuts

  The shilling slumped 6.1 percent since President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill on Feb. 24, the most after Ghana’s cedi among 24 African currencies monitored by Bloomberg. Photographer: Isaac Kasamani/AFP via Getty Images Uganda’s shilling slumped to the lowest level in 15 months after the U.S. government said it was cutting aid to the East African nation over a… Read More

Malawi renowned musician Lucius Banda back to parliament: Malawi Tripartite Elections

BLANTYRE(AGV)—Celebrated and seasoned Musician cum politician Lucius Banda popularly known as soldier has made it into parliament again thereby proving wrong those who thought his political popularity took a down turn after being expelled out of parliament on grounds of possessing a fake Malawi School Certificate of Education (M.S.C.E) some years ago.   Banda has been voted as the parliamentarian... Read More

Rising Nigerian recording artist Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk

Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk (born October 31, 1986) is a Nigerianrecording artist, singer, songwriter, and performer best known for winning the 2008 MTN Project Fame West Africa as well as for his song, "Kukere". He sings in English and Efik. Biography Iyanya was born on Palm Street in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. His mother was a head mistress and his... Read More