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¤ Opposition Calls Election in Burundi a ‘Masquerade’
Politicians boycotting the presidential election denounced the president on Wednesday after a vote in which only one candidate — the incumbent — stood for office. | ¤ Surviving in the City, Against All Odds
 The story of a young medical student from Burundi who escapes civil war and genocide and manages to flee to New York City, where he finds both hardship and charity. | ¤ Congo’s Militias Lure Former Rebels From Burundi
Since Burundi’s civil war ended in April, recruiters have been paying former combatants to fight in Congo. | ¤ A Death in Burundi
Claude Niyokindi’s life was testament to how a small country in Africa is healing itself after years of war. | ¤ N.F.L. ROUNDUP; Trip by Jets Defensive Lineman Was Precarious but Inspirational
New York Jet lineman Kenyon Coleman says he was scared when armed men surrounded car he was riding in during mission to Burundi; party was allowed to continue when rebels realized he was not oft-threatened President Pierre Nkurunziza | ¤ After 15 Years, Hints of Peace in Burundi
 A cease-fire signed in late May is still holding, and for the first time all the decision makers including top rebel leaders are all in the same place, in the capital, Bujumbura. | ¤ The Exigent City
Increasingly, refugee camps have become de facto cities, and cities have become extended refugee camps. Is there a place here for architects? | ¤ Our Gas Guzzlers, Their Lives
 Subsistence villagers in Africa will pay with their lives for our refusal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. | ¤ Burundi and Rebels Break Impasse
Burundi’s president and the leader of his country’s last rebel group agreed to the release of political prisoners after talks on carrying out a peace deal signed last year. | ¤ Burundi Rebel Group Expected to Disarm
Burundi and the rebel National Liberation Force signed a cease-fire deal solidifying the end of a 12-year civil war. |
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¤ EAST AFRICA: Freedom of movement to help pastoralist lifestyles
NAIROBI Wednesday, June 30, 2010 (IRIN) - Pastoralists across East Africa are set to benefit as the region’s national borders are relaxed amid joint efforts to mitigate the risks associated with their migration. | ¤ In Brief: Sleeping sickness hits new low
DAKAR Tuesday, June 29, 2010 (IRIN) - For the first time in half a century, the number of new diagnosed cases of human African trypanosomiasis – also known as sleeping sickness - has dropped below 10,000 thanks to partnerships with drug companies and improved screening, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). | ¤ In Brief: When donors receive - a tale of two CAPs
NAIROBI Monday, June 28, 2010 (IRIN) - The aid world is an acronym jungle. Sometimes there are simply not enough good ones to go around, so they get used twice. | ¤ AFRICA: Diabetes cases to double by 2030
DAKAR Monday, June 28, 2010 (IRIN) - Without a major breakthrough in preventing and treating diabetes, the number of cases in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double, reaching 24 million by 2030, according to the Brussels-based International Diabetes Federation (IDF). | ¤ AFRICA: Straight talk with MSF medical coordinator Dr Eric Goemaere
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, June 22, 2010 (IRIN) - Dr Eric Goemaere is the medical coordinator of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in South Africa. His career in HIV and AIDS has spanned decades, moving from an era in which antiretroviral (ARV) drugs were beyond the reach of most, to a time where millions are living with HIV and on treatment. IRIN/PlusNews sat down with Goemaere to ask him about the future of funding, drugs and the fight against HIV. | ¤ AFRICA: Not spending enough on food
JOHANNESBURG Monday, June 21, 2010 (IRIN) - "Africa is now facing the same type of long-term food deficit problem that India faced in the early 1960s", says a paper by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a US-based think-tank. | ¤ Analysis: Cautious welcome for ICC decision on crime of aggression
KAMPALA Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (IRIN) - The decision to include the crime of aggression under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a step forward for international justice but raises expectations that the court may be unable to meet, say analysts. | ¤ AFRICA: Go-ahead for IDP convention
NAIROBI Friday, June 11, 2010 (IRIN) - African Union members have adopted plans to implement the Kampala convention on the protection of internally displaced people, including increasing their contributions to refugee and IDP funding and accelerating the convention’s ratification, signature and domestication, the AU said. | ¤ Analysis: Burundi’s election wobbles
BUJUMBURA Friday, June 11, 2010 (IRIN) - Allegations of massive fraud during May’s local elections in Burundi have cast a shadow over the country's democratic transition, prompting international calls for compromise rather than confrontation. | ¤ In Brief: What will we eat when climate change strikes?
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, June 09, 2010 (IRIN) - Diversify food sources; go local, suggests renowned agriculturalist and development expert Hans Herren in the latest news publication by the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). |
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