Ugandan mediators in the on-going Burundi crisis have cautioned President Pierre Nkurunziza’s administration to accept African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops. Uganda’s Minister of Defense Crispus Kiyonga, who also serves as acting facilitator of the Burundi crisis, said Bujumbura’s threat to… Read more ›
BUJUMBURA – Ten people were killed on Tuesday night during a police operation to rescue kidnapped officers in Bujumbura. This is the latest wave of violence to hit the country since President Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in for his third… Read more ›
NAIROBI (Xinhua) — African governments are due to meet in Nairobi from Tuesday for a regional conference on Ebola preparedness, Kenya’s health ministry said on Monday. The Sept. 16-17 regional conference will be attended by ministers in charge of transport,… Read more ›