Saturday, November 16, 2024

Burundi closes borders again as COVID-19 cases on the rise

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi will close its land and water borders starting Monday and all passengers passing through the Bujumbura airport will be escorted by police, the government said Friday as COVID-19 cases surge again in parts of the African continent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Burundian journalists pardoned in presidential decree

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four journalists in Burundi whose imprisonment caused an outcry have been pardoned and released, according to a presidential decree.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Report alleges Burundian refugees were disappeared, tortured

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The men kicked down the door well before dawn. They shoved their way into the home of the Burundian refugee and put him in handcuffs, while asking why his wife was standing there crying.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Burundi says office of UN special envoy no longer welcome

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi is no longer welcoming the United Nations special envoy to the East African nation, asserting that peace has been achieved after a deadly political crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO