Burundi

East Africa Tightens Travel to Contain Yellow Fever Spread

It may soon be harder to cross the border into any East African country without a yellow fever certificate if a new policy to reintroduce the stringent measures of old is adopted.According to the new guidelines, East Africans planning to...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

When the Church Takes On the State: Eritrea Joins DRC, Burundi

The ongoing standoff between the Eritrean Catholic Church and the government becomes the latest conflict between church and state on the African continent- Pull Quote. The church has condemned this month’s seizure and closure of its ...

Daniel Mumbere·over 4 years ago

Burundi’s 2020 Elections: Chance of Violence?

Burundi’s vice president rare interview saying the troubled country is now peaceful clash with reports of abuses are up ahead of next year’s election as some people worry President Pierre Nkurunziza will run for a fourth term. An Associa...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Burundian Refugee Escapes Conflict at Home to Create Art in Rwanda

Mike Katihabuga and Djamal Ntagara are two visual artists who met in Rwanda in 2017. Katihabuga had escaped Burundi at the height of the conflict in 2015. He found refuge in Rwanda and lived in a refugee camp before moving to the capital...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago