What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
T he sun is barely rising in rural Burundi when we begin our medical rounds in the pediatric ward. I am an American, ...
Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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Rwanda: DR Congo Crisis - Over 400 Congolese Fleeing Violence Helped Move to M23 Held Bukavu, Goma
Up to 400 Congolese fleeing from ongoing conflicts and violence spread by the Congolese army and its militia allies in DR Congo's South Kivu Province crossed into south western Rwanda, through the ...
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Contract signed to build first railway to Burundi
AFRICA: A contract has been awarded for construction of an electrified standard gauge railway from Tanzania into Burundi, ...
Conflicts in Africa | Rising tensions in the Great Lakes Region
The ongoing insurgency in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by M23 rebels threatens to ignite renewed conflict in the ...
Burundi is losing its trees: How to break heavy charcoal use and tree clearing through climate reforms
Burundi faces serious climate and environmental challenges. The biggest is the country's overdependence on the use of biomass (firewood). The second is outdated agricultural practices that have led to ...
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Burundi is losing its trees: how to break heavy charcoal use and tree clearing through climate reforms
A landlocked country on the north-eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi is extremely poor, with 76% of the population living below the poverty line (US$2.15 per day) in 2023. It is also ...