Burundi News http://www.topix.com/world/burundi http://www.topix.com/rss/world/burundi.xml News on Burundi continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Dr. Steve Ball to lead Pan-African meetings to include 3 African... http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/dr-steve-ball-to-lead-pan-african-meetings-to-include-3-african?fromrss=1 Church and Community Leader Dr. Steve Ball arrived in Kenya Wednesday and will travel to Uganda and Rwanda to lead Pan-African meetings to include 3 African presidents and area religious and business leaders ... via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

]]> Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:28:18 GMT 071112B9T1QN 0 Burundi: Dr Yves Sahinguvu Sworn in http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/burundi-dr-yves-sahinguvu-sworn-in?fromrss=1 Dr Yves Sahinguvu was sworn on 09 November. In front of the Burundian population, the sole holder of the national sovereignty, I, Yves Sahinguvu, First Vice-President of the Republic, swear integrity to the ... via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:26:10 GMT 071110I7QBIT 0 Burundi first vice-president resigns http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/burundi-first-vice-president-resigns?fromrss=1 Burundi's first vice-president Martin Nduwimana, whose former UPRONA party is among opposition groups boycotting parliament to try to force a change of cabinet personnel, resigned late on Wednesday. via AlertNet

]]> AlertNet Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:10:50 GMT 071108NACTB5 0 Rwanda: ICT Summit Emphasizes Information Technology Age http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/rwanda-ict-summit-emphasizes-information-technology-age?fromrss=1 "Currently Burundi is surviving with only 50,000 connected computers"

The Information Technology Age has changed man's 'nature and nurture' in the world today and this week, it took the Connect Africa Summit to emphasize this. via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:23:36 GMT 0711074KDTOV 0 Sudan troops to quit south this year http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/sudan-troops-to-quit-south-this-year?fromrss=1 "Eight-five per cent of nothern troops have already left the southern areas. The rest will leave by the end of December as agreed in the peace deal with the SPLM"

BUJUMBURA, Burundi * Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir said yesterday northern government troops remaining in the oil-rich and semi-autonomous south would quit the region before the end of the year. via The Peninsula

]]> The Peninsula Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:02:47 GMT 071105O56P1I 0 Burundi: Torrential Rains Kill Two http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/burundi-torrential-rains-kill-two?fromrss=1 Heavy rains that hit the northern part of the capital city on 31 October killed two persons in Kamenge. via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:14:42 GMT 071104CIV1OQ 0 Burundi: Sudanese President Visits Country http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/burundi-sudanese-president-visits-country?fromrss=1 The Sudanese President, General El Beshir, is due to arrive in Bujumbura today. He will be visiting Burundi for three days. via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:12:30 GMT 07110329KN3J 0 Refugee repatriation deadline `impossible` http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/refugee-repatriation-deadline-impossible?fromrss=1 "Some refugees are just not buying the repatriation idea; they are not ready to return home. They want to continue living in Tanzania, thus unwilling to return"

Administrative hitches could lead to the collapse of plans to send back home all Burundi refugees in Tanzania by the end of this year, Home Affairs ministry sources say. via IPPMEDIA

]]> IPPMEDIA Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:53:43 GMT 071102GKRDVG 0 Combating cassava mosaic http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/11/combating-cassava-mosaic?fromrss=1 "An excellent example of the sustainable use of plant genetic resources"

Global plant genetics policy and research unite with emergency operations against lethal crop disease Bujumbura/Rome - ' Just as a system for the world wide exchange of plant genetic resources was made ... via NewsRoom

]]> NewsRoom Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:41:09 GMT 071101IVU9UJ 0 African ICT summit opens in Rwanda http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/african-ict-summit-opens-in-rwanda?fromrss=1 "We have to act now in order to get the mellow speeches from the drawers. Time has come for Africa not to miss the MDG train on ICT by 2012"

An international two-day summit on Information and Communication Technologies opened here Monday, with six African Presidents and the African Union Commission Chairperson, Alpha Oumar Konare, in attendance. via Panapress

]]> Panapress Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:33:08 GMT 071031CKOG1L 0 Central and Eastern Africa: Irin-Cea Weekly Round-up 404 for 20 - 26 October 2007 http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/central-and-eastern-africa-irin-cea-weekly-round-up-404-for-20-26-october-2007?fromrss=1 "We will not just sit and make an assessment and say that they are FNL combatants without testing"

BURUNDI: Villagers flee as rebel fighters attack splinter group's position Fighters of Burundi's last active rebel group have for the second time in one week attacked a position occupied by a break-away ... via IRIN News

]]> IRIN News Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:38:46 GMT 071029R598H7 0 Burundi rebels shun yet another meeting http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-rebels-shun-yet-another-meeting?fromrss=1 Burundi`s remaining active rebel group, Pelipehutu-FNL, has once again rejected the South Africa mediator in the Burundi peace-talks, further derailing regional initiatives intended to bring about durable peace ... via IPPMEDIA

]]> IPPMEDIA Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:22:57 GMT 0710278CNMST 0 Burundi, back to the fields http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-back-to-the-fields?fromrss=1 "We have less malnutrition this year"

A war-ravaged country returns to farming, with EU/FAO assistance Bujumbura, Burundi - ' Burundi is making crucial steps towards restoring its single most important source of living, agriculture, although ... via NewsRoom

]]> NewsRoom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07:49 GMT 0710264D13PB 0 BURUNDI: Villagers flee as rebel fighters attack splinter group's position http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-villagers-flee-as-rebel-fighters-attack-splinter-groups-position?fromrss=1 "There has indeed been such an attack and the heavy exchange of gunfire was heard"

BUJUMBURA, 25 October 2007 - Fighters of Burundi's last active rebel group have for the second time in one week attacked a position occupied by a break-away faction, forcing villagers to flee their homes, a ... via IRIN News

]]> IRIN News Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:33:56 GMT 071025L3RLJN 1 Burundi: Assessment to Determine Whether FNL 'Dissidents' Are Genuine http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-assessment-to-determine-whether-fnl-dissidents-are-genuine?fromrss=1 "The mediation has an obligation to protect the FNL as well as those returning combatants"

Mediators in Burundi's peace process are investigating whether members of the country's last active rebel group, who have fallen out with their leader and expressed a willingness to join the process, were ... via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:37:46 GMT 071024AVT5P1 0 One killed, many homeless in torrential rains http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/one-killed-many-homeless-in-torrential-rains?fromrss=1 "The torrential rains hit the capital on Monday and caused serious damage in our neighbourhood"

Bujumbura - At least one person died and 2,000 others were made homeless when torrential rains swept across the Burundian capital Bujumbura, local officials said Tuesday. via Independent Online

]]> Independent Online Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:17:58 GMT 0710235RC6T9 0 Confronting a genocide http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/confronting-a-genocide?fromrss=1 "When my brother called to tell me what had happened, I thought it was a vendetta just against my family"

Seeking reconciliation: Dorcy Rugamba hopes his play helps Rwandans face the horror of the 1994 genocide On April 6, 1994, Dorcy Rugamba left his parents' home in Kigali to visit his aunt in the south of ... via This Is London

]]> This Is London Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:09:55 GMT 07102369LM57 0 Burundi: Attack Leaves 11 Dead, Sparks Wave of Violence http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-attack-leaves-11-dead-sparks-wave-of-violence?fromrss=1 An FNL attack carried out on the night of 21 October in the commune of Kabezi claimed the lives of 11 persons. via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:59:18 GMT 07102351KIDQ 0 Burundi: Country Study Plots Future, Economy http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-country-study-plots-future-economy?fromrss=1 "Burundi has got great potential to grow from its current position to a leading economic house in the region. For instance we have very good soils that can sustain the growth of organic products and can fetch good prices at international markets"

As Burundi recovers from 14 years of civil war, the country has embarked on a comprehensive strategic programme aimed at lifting the economy from years of neglect and conflict. via AllAfrica.com

]]> AllAfrica.com Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:58:59 GMT 0710225PG4UH 0 Burundi rebels shun truce monitoring meeting http://www.topix.net/world/burundi/2007/10/burundi-rebels-shun-truce-monitoring-meeting?fromrss=1 "They were invited to take part to this meeting, and it is a matter of deep regret that they didn't take up this invitation"

Burundi's last remaining rebel group boycotted a meeting of the team supposed to monitor its truce with the government, part of a deal designed to end the central African nation's long ethnic conflict. via AlertNet

]]> AlertNet Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:39:29 GMT 0710216S23H4 0