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Burundi: Elections Without Opposition
Human Rights Watch
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June 12, 2025
(Nairobi) – Legislative and local elections in Burundi on June 5, 2025, took place in a context of severely restricted free speech and political space, Human Rights Watch said today. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Commission...
Burundi ruling party wins all seats in legislative vote
Modern Ghana
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Burundi's veteran ruling party won every seat in last week's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday, in a vote critics and observers say was tainted by irregularities. "Nationally, the CNDD-FDD came first with 96.51...
How AfDB-backed projects anchor Dodoma’s urban, economic rise
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has underscored the significance of major infrastructure projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), citing their role in bolstering Tanzania’s economic transformation, regional...
Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched in Lesotho. The rollout follows the granting of a 10-year operating licence on April 14, 2025, by Lesotho’s communications regulator, enabling...
CSOs Unite in Lagos to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis
News Diary Online
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June 23, 2025
…Call for Increased Government, Donor Support Amidst Mounting Crises Civil society organizations from 22 countries across West and Central Africa, as well as the island nations of Comoros and Madagascar, have reaffirmed their...
‘The world is cutting foreign aid – but there is a better way to tackle the climate crisis’
The Independent
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June 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Burundi : Congolese refugees face movement restrictions during election period
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, June 7, 2025 — In the Bwagiriza, Nyankanda, and Kavumu refugee camps, located in the provinces of Ruyigi and Cankuzo in eastern Burundi, Congolese refugees are facing movement restrictions imposed by the camp...
Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Burundi Hosted the 1st Uganda Diaspora Convention on 7th June 2025 at Donatus Conference Centre, in Bujumbura,...
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 13, 2025
The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Bujumbura, Burundi successfully organized the 1st Diaspora convention that was hosted at the Donatus Conference Center Bujumbura on 7th June 2025 from 9.00am – 9.00pm, under the Theme ”Partnering with the...
HRW Accuses Burundi of Voter Intimidation in Controversial Election
News Central TV
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June 13, 2025
Authorities in Burundi, along with ruling party-affiliated youth groups, used threats, harassment, and intimidation to coerce voters in the country’s recent parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. The ruling CNDD-FDD...
What is the worldwide caution alert? See travel advisories for US
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, tensions escalate between the two nations and their allies. The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide cautionary advisory for U.S. citizens abroad. President Trump's travel ban remains in...
An Economy of Pain: How Sudanese Are Building a House Away from Home
African Arguments
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June 12, 2025
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of...
Atitio banks on 53 years' experience ahead of KCB East Africa Golf Tour in Kisumu
The Standard
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Atitio banks on 53 years’ experience ahead of KCB East Africa Golf Tour in Kisumu By Washington Onyango Veteran golfer Joseph Atitio will be relying on his vast experience as he steps onto the Nyanza Golf Club course for the KCB East Africa Golf...
Burundi: National Energy Compact takes shape
ESI Africa
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June 6, 2025
A significant step forward in Burundi’s energy landscape was marked with the announcement of a $600,000 project development grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), facilitated through a partnership with the African Development...
Burundi Votes in Election Marked by Opposition Absence
Africa.com
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June 5, 2025
Burundi held parliamentary elections on Thursday, June 5, but with the main opposition sidelined, the outcome was all but guaranteed. The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party, led by President Evariste...
Atitio banks on 53 years' experience ahead of Kisumu golf tour
The Standard
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Nyanza Golf Club's Joseph Atitio duirng the Captain's Prize on January 18, 2025 in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango, Standard] Veteran golfer Joseph Atitio will be relying on his vast experience as he steps onto the Nyanza Golf Club course for the KCB...
Burundi awaits results of local and parliamentary elections
Africanews
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June 6, 2025
Burundians were wait to hear the results of Thursday's local and parliamentary elections expected to give the ruling party a big majority. Provisional results are to be announced between June 10 and 11, and final results on June 20. More than six...
South Sudan proposes SSP 5.2 trillion fiscal budget to drive economic recovery
Sudans Post
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June 11, 2025
Benjamin Bol Mel, Vice President and Chair of the Economic Cluster. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The Office of the Vice President and Chair of the Economic Cluster unveiled a proposed SSP 5.2 trillion budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year on Wednesday,...
Burundians vote to elect lawmakers and local leaders
Africanews
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June 5, 2025
Burundi held legislative and local elections on Thursday, 5 June 2025. More than six million registered voters cast ballots to elect members of parliament and communal councilors. According to the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI),...
Kenyan Finance Giant Tipped to Debut as Ethiopia’s First Foreign Bank in Half-Century
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 11, 2025
Kenya’s KCB Group Limited will be the first foreign banking institution to join the Ethiopian financial sector under the government’s liberalization drive, according to sources at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). KCB executives and NBE...
Burundi votes but with opposition neutered
RTL Today
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Burundi votes for a new parliament on Thursday but with little risk of an upset after the main opposition was effectively barred from running. The impoverished, landlocked country in east Africa has seen decades of ethnic violence, civil war and...