Topic: Burundi

Somalia's Islamist militants spill into neighboring countries

Somalia's Islamist militant group Al Shabab now controls much of the country, and it has made viable threats against neighbors Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

Strength in What Remains

Tracy Kidder’s true story about a Tutsi medical student who fled to the US illustrates the power of forgiveness.

A community garden brings people together

Residents find a feeling of neighborliness as they tend to communal vegetable plots.

Summer reading list

After 16 years of war, Burundi rebels start new lives

The last rebel group has laid down its guns, but land disputes are complicating their reintegration.

Thursday's coverage: Naming names in Iran, moon mapping, financial regs

In Somalia, African Union takes the offensive in information war

AMISOM is rehabilitating Radio Mogadishu and publishing articles to 'empower' Somalis and push back against Islamist insurgents.

Somali government encircled by hardline Islamists

After five days of assault by better-armed Al Shabab militiamen, pro-government fighters have apparently begun to retreat.

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Congo's risky push to crush rebels

Rwanda's Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will Rwanda's troops leave?

Is slow food slowly changing?

Farmers and food artisans discuss the future of the slow food movement at the biennial Terra Madre.

What does Congo's Gen. Nkunda want?

An ordained preacher and rebel group commander, Gen. Laurent Nkunda is threatening to draw other nations into a war in eastern Congo.

Reach out to Zimbabwe's generals

The military's fear of retribution threatens a fragile power-sharing deal.

African countries improve their governance, study shows

The Mo Ibrahim Index announced this week that 31 of 48 countries are run better.

Nigeria and Burundi to deploy troops in Somalia

The move comes amid a rise in kidnappings of foreign aid workers and an escalating humanitarian crisis.

Zimbabwe's neighborhood

The best hope for ousting dictator Robert Mugabe is pressure from Zimbabwe's neighbors.

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Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry

From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.

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Why Kenya is critical to Africa's future

Peace in Africa hinges on regional integration.

How Kenya came undone

Long-simmering ethnic tensions threaten to tear apart East Africa's most stable, prosperous country.

Kenya's violence chokes flow of goods to the region

Security concerns are preventing fuel and other goods from leaving a key port.

Private security contractors look to Africa for recruits

Namibia kicked out two top officials of an international private security firm this fall amid claims the firm was recruiting fighters to work in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Amid Kenya clashes, growing calls for calm

International mediators are arriving in Kenya to help end the political standoff after last week's disputed vote.