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EAC threatens to suspend Burundi as rivals battle to control capital
advertisement By MOSES HAVYARIMANA, TREVOR ANALO and CHRISTOPHER KIDANKA Summary The majority of Burundians in the countryside are unaware of what is going on in the country as pro-government forces successfully attacked and took off-air all independent radio stations early Thursday morning. In the wake of the midday shelling, RTNB also went off-air. Confusion still reins in Burundi over the success or failure of the coup led by former general Godefroide Niyombare.
Burundi’s economy in free fall as aid cuts bite
The Burundi government is struggling to meet its financial obligations following the suspension of aid and diminishing revenues from taxes and exports in the face of a political crisis that has been unfolding in the East African country this year. Western countries — led by the European Union, the United States, Belgium and the Netherlands — have withheld more than $190 million in aid in attempts to get President Pierre Nkurunziza to negotiate with the opposition.
Al Shabaab changes tack to directly take on KDF in Lamu
Last Sunday’s attack in the Soweto slum in Mombasa, in which four people were shot dead in “revenge attacks” for the Mpeketoni killings, is giving credence to the government’s claim of a rising militia threat in the region. Victims of the Mpeketoni attack said they saw the assailants stocking up on food and medical supplies, indicating they could be in the area for the long haul.
High profile Burundian exiles, opposition in new push to unseat Nkurunziza
Burundi’s former second vice president Gervais Rufyikiri, who last month fled to Belgium, is behind the push to establish the National Council for the Restoration of the Arusha Accord and the Rule of Law in Burundi. The new group, formed because of Mr Nkurunziza’s “rejection of any form of dialogue”, is also backed by another Belgium exile, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, a former president of the National Assembly.
Samba-Panza postpones polls as fresh fighting fractures CAR peace
Catherine Samba-Panza, Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic. PHOTO | AFP With only a week to the expiry of her mandate, Central African Republic interim President Catherine Samba-Panza faces the difficult task of organising elections in a nation torn apart by sectarian violence. The country was expected to go into a general election on October 18, but the myriad humanitarian and security challenges make it nearly impossible to hold a free and fair election.
Nairobi, Dar sign pact on defence, security
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete (2nd left), Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta during the State Banquet at State House, Nairobi. Agreements include prisoner exchange, security meetings on threats and intelligence sharing. PHOTO | PSCU Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to strengthen co-operation in defence and security to combat the threat of violent extremism, cross-border crimes and human trafficking.
Business the big winner in Kikwete farewell visit
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete gives a speech after opening a road named after him on October 6, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | GERALD ANDERSON Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete wrapped up his state visit to Kenya with agreements on a range of outstanding bilateral issues between the two countries. The president had a busy itinerary from Sunday, when he joined his host President Uhuru Kenyatta in launching a 90km road linking the port of Mombasa to northern Tanzania.
Rwanda protests ICGLR’s bid to broker peace deal with Burundi
Demonstrators face off against police officers during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term bid. PHOTO | FILE | AFP An offer by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to mediate dispute between Rwanda and Burundi has been rebuffed by authorities in Kigali.
Region strikes Amisom troops, arms deals at SDG talks
The highlight of the deals was a commitment by China to set up an 8,000-strong peacekeeping force and to give the African Union $100 million to support peace efforts such as those by the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), where Kenyan, Ugandan and Burundian soldiers are deployed.
FDLR resurfacing poses huge threat to Great Lakes security
FDLR rebels in North Kivu. FDLR, whose troop level is estimated to be around 4,000, has ignored several UN ultimatums to disarm voluntarily. PHOTO | FILE AFP The recent attack on Congolese soldiers by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in a military camp at Rumangabo, 50 kilometres north of the North Kivu provincial capital Goma, shows a trend of increased activity by the rebels in the past few weeks.
Anti-ICC agenda, selling Kenya topped Kenyatta’s priorities for New
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly September 28, 2015 at the United Nations in New York. PHOTO | DON EMMERT | AFP Among President Uhuru Kenyatta’s main goals for his trip to the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York were to lobby world leaders for support in Nairobi’s on-and-off dispute with the International Criminal Court and to sell Kenya as an investment destination.
Why wider eastern Africa region leads continent's ICC cases
In its 13 year history, the court has only charged African nationals, but perhaps more interestingly, some regions within continent are more likely to attract the attention of the Court than others. Of the 29 cases currently before the ICC, 25 are from the Eastern and Central African region – a list that not only includes rebel leaders and senior military generals, but also a former vice president, a current vice president and a sitting head of state.
EAC funding under threat as Nkurunziza starts new term
The EAC faces a funding crisis that could see many of its projects stall as donors call for the isolation of Burundi. FILE PHOTO | TEA GRAPHIC | NATION MEDIA GROUP As Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza begins his controversial third term in office, the whole of East Africa will soon feel the effects of a donor freeze occasioned by his decision to extend his stay in power. The EAC faces a funding crisis that could see many of its projects stall as donors call for the isolation of Burundi.
Burundi officials blame Museveni for stalled peace talks with
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza (C) is adorned with a symbolic chain after being sworn in for a controversial third term in power at the Congress Palace in Kigobe district, Bujumbura, on August 20, 2015. PHOTO | GRIFF TAPPER | AFP Senior Burundian officials say they are in support of dialogue between the government and opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s administration, adding that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has failed to bring both sides to the negotiating table.
EAC observer team says Burundi poll not free or fair
Burundi's elections commission CENI official count votes at a polling station at the University of Burundi in Bujumbura on July 21, 2015. East African Community observation mission in Burundi has said the Tuesday presidential election was neither free nor fair. AFP PHOTO | LANDRY NSHIMIYE The East African Community observation mission in Burundi has said the Tuesday presidential election was neither free nor fair.
High profile Burundian exiles, opposition in new push to unseat
Burundi’s former second vice president, Gervais Rufyikiri, who is behind the push to establish the National Council for the Restoration of the Arusha Accord in Burundi. PHOTO | FILE | AFP Burundi’s former second vice president Gervais Rufyikiri, who last month fled to Belgium, is behind the push to establish the National Council for the Restoration of the Arusha Accord and the Rule of Law in Burundi.
High profile Burundian exiles, opposition in new push to unseat
Burundi’s former second vice president, Gervais Rufyikiri, who is behind the push to establish the National Council for the Restoration of the Arusha Accord in Burundi. PHOTO | FILE | AFP Agathon Rwasa, the leading opposition leader, was not present at the meeting but sources in Burundi say he is in support of the council. “The National Council will play its rightful role as guarantor of legality of Burundi's institutions,” the leaders said in a statement seen by The EastAfrican.
Burundi faces further sanctions over poll crisis
President Pierre Nkurunziza’s supporters at a campaign rally on June 26, 2015. AFP PHOTO | LANDRY NSHIMIYE The United Nations, African Union, European Union and the United States have dismissed the elections as neither free nor credible.
Burundi: Lull before the storm?
Burundians protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for third term in office in Musaga, outskirts of the capital Bujumbura, on April 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO | SIMON MAINA Burundi protesters are regrouping for another round of demonstrations to push for President Pierre Nkurunziza to step down. According to sources in Burundi, young people who are opposed to the president are quietly being recruited to join forces to face off with the ruling party-leaning militia, the Imbonerakure.
Protestors against Nkurunziza third term regroup
Burundians protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for third term in office in Musaga, outskirts of the capital Bujumbura, on April 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO | SIMON MAINA Burundi protesters are regrouping for another round of demonstrations to push for President Pierre Nkurunziza to step down. According to sources in Burundi, young people who are opposed to the president are quietly being recruited to join forces to face off with the ruling party-leaning militia, the Imbonerakure.
Second Burundi summit planned
Burundians protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for third term in office in Musaga, outskirts of the capital Bujumbura, on April 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO | SIMON MAINA East African presidents are this week expected to hold yet another Heads of State Summit to discuss the Burundi crisis even as it emerges that the country will not postpone the presidential elections that are scheduled for June 26.
China evacuating oil workers from South Sudan
Internally displaced persons wait to receive food rations at the UNMISS Protection of Civilian site in Bentiu, Unity State, on February 27, 2015. PHOTO | AFP Amnesty International has accused South Sudanese troops of setting fire to villages and physically abusing civilians in an ongoing military assault on rebels loyal to the country’s former vice-president.
Burundi’s economy in free fall as aid cuts bite
Police walk away from protestors in the Cibitoke neighbourhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, on May 5, 2015. Several donors have suspended aid to Burundi due to violence in the country. PHOTO | FILE | AFP The Burundi government is struggling to meet its financial obligations following the suspension of aid and diminishing revenues from taxes and exports in the face of a political crisis that has been unfolding in the East African country this year.
Burundi issues warrants for activists, opposition
Demonstrators face off against police officers during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term bid in Musaga, outskirts of the capital Bujumbura, on April 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO | FILE | AFP Arrest warrants have been issued against people responsible for organising and financing the violence that has rocked Burundi since a failed coup in May, the country’s Attorney-General Valentine Bagorikunda has said.
Kenya to evacuate 500 Kenyans stranded from Yemen
Supporters of the Shiite Houthi militia shout slogans in Yemen's second largest city of Taiz on April 10, 2015. Kenya has arranged to evacuate its stranded citizens. PHOTO | ABDULRAHMAN ABDULLAH | AFP The Houthis have seized the capital Sana'a and are now fighting for Aden, the last Yemeni city under president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's control.
Burundi voters rebuff attempt at third term
The president’s supporters are trying to bypass a clause in the Constitution that limits him to two consecutive five-year terms in order to extend his rule after 10 years in power. According to the Afrobarometer survey, 62 per cent of voters nationwide say the president should be limited to only two terms while only 37 per cent want term limits done away with. Last year, a Bill to introduce a third term failed to sail through parliament after CNDD-FDD’s junior coalition partner boycotted the vote.
Regional govts intensify media crackdown ahead of elections
Kenyan journalists demonstrate for press freedom. East African journalists are under attack for boldly reporting on corruption, political scandals and criticising government institutions and ruling elites. PHOTO | FILE East African politicians are increasingly finding a critical media threatening, as it reports on corruption and other sensitive political issues, rights activists have said.
Protests: East Africa tries to tame an army of angry young men
Youth throw rocks at Kenyan police outside the Mewa hospital in the Majengo area of the Coastal city of Mombasa in February. Unemployment is said to be one of the factors responsible for violence. PHOTO | FILE AFP Youth-led protests have continued to spread across the world since the Arab Spring in 2011.
Taming the civil society. East Africa aping Ethiopia
More than 50 governments in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe have either proposed or passed legislation in the past two years to impede the flow of funds across borders. In what appears to be an attempt by authorities in the two countries to tame the “invisible hand” of Western influence, Kenya and Uganda have proposed laws to clip the wings of civil society organisations.
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