Bujumbura Province

Burundi: Patients Suffer As Health Workers' Strike Continues

Posted to the web 28 November 2008 Bujumbura A weeklong strike by health workers in Burundi has cut services in key hospitals to a bare minimum, with patients complaining of neglect. "I have constant pain in my stomach and...

BURUNDI: Cholera outbreak affects 42 in northeast

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. BUJUMBURA, 26 November 2008 - At least 42 people have been afflicted in an...

Homosexuality 'isn't a disease'

Bujumbura - Burundi's main gay and lesbian rights groups expressed outrage on Saturday following the adoption by parliament of a new set of laws criminalising homosexuality. The Association for the Respect of Homosexuals'...

Albino boy killed and body dismembered in Burundi

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A six-year-old boy was killed and his body dismembered in the east African state of Burundi, an official said Monday, the latest in a series of attacks in the region on albinos, whose bodies are prized by...

Sinduhije charged with contempt

Bujumbura - A Burundi opposition leader was on Tuesday charged with contempt for the president, his lawyer said, following his November 3 arrest alongside 37 party members for holding an illegal meeting. Dozens of policemen...

EU: Arrests violate aid terms

Bujumbura - The European Union condemned on Monday the arrest of opposition leaders and activists in Burundi and warned the central African country that such action violates the terms of EU aid to Bujumbura. In a statement...

New Burundi peace plan rejected by rebels

by Staff Writers Bujumbura (AFP) Nov 6, 2008 Uganda and South Africa on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to revive the peace process in Burundi, although it was promptly rejected by rebels. The four-point plan provides for...

BURUNDI: One word blocking peace process

BUJUMBURA, 7 November 2008 (IRIN) - An attempt by regional mediators to revive the peace process between the government and the rebel Forces nationales de libération hit a snag on 6 November after the rebels rejected a...

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