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Burundi: Reverse Ban on Civil Society Group ...
View Blog: Human Rights Watch, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, and Amnesty International urged the government of Burundi to reverse the ordinance immediately and allow FORSC to continue its operations.

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View Post: 10000 Albinos In Hiding After Killings In East Africa
29 Nov 2009 by TJ Ortenzi  
The population of East Africa (including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) is about 124 million. I'd guess the number of albinos reported in this story (10000) is a rough estimate, probably on the high side. ...
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View Post: 10000 Albinos In Hiding After Killings In East Africa
Disinformation
8 hours ago by disinfogreg   ...
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View Post: East Africa Forum » AU troops in Somalia go for six months without pay
29 Nov 2009 by Shlomo Bachrach  
Uganda has lost 37 troops in Somalia while Burundi, the other only troop-contributing African country, has had 43 of its soldiers felled, mainly in roadside bomb explosions. With each soldier on duty in Mogadishu budgeted to earn an ...
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View Post: Un paradis qui ne mérite pas la politique de la violence de ses ...
17 Oct 2009
Renowned as the cradle of mankind, East Africa has always ranked among Africa's top tourist destinations. Combined, the five East African states — Kenya , Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi — boast of rich and varied tourist ...
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View Post: Booker Rising: East Africa: Bookerista Perspectives
2 hours ago by Shay Riley  
It was a bold move because Rwanda (and Burundi) were then just days old as new members of the EAC. What kind of Common Market, though, will East Africa be?" After discussing someone he knows who had multiple wives across East African ...
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View Post: Kenya-Tanzania-Rwanda-Uganda-Burundi: East Africa leaders to agree ...
20 Nov 2009
Kenya-Tanzania-Rwanda-Uganda-Burundi: East Africa leaders to agree on trade deal. The Presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi are due to sign a common market treaty later today. The leaders are expected to agree to the ...
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View Post: Best Jobs In East Africa: Nile Basin Initiative Terms of Reference ...
10 hours ago by Yona Fares Maro  
The governments of Rwanda and Burundi have agreed to design the "Bugesera Natural Region Rural Infrastructure Support Project" (PAIRB) funded by the African Development Bank for a total project cost estimated at 26340 UCM 30 Million RWF ...
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View Post: Politics, Policy, Pathology and Hope WITHIN The Black Community ...
29 Nov 2009 by Constructive Feedback  
(CNN) -- As many as 10000 albinos are in hiding in east Africa over fears that they will be dismembered and their body parts sold to witchdoctors, the Red Cross said in a recent report. The killings of albinos in Burundi and Tanzania, who are targeted because their body parts are believed to have special powers, have sparked fears among the population in the two countries, the report said. Body parts of albinos are sought in some regions of Africa because they are ...
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View Post: Upcoming polls to test Burundi's fragile peace
East Africa in Focus
22 Nov 2009 by editor   ...
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