The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman

18 june 2020 - 12:13:48
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Burundi declares seven days of national mourning after 'unexpected' death President Nkurunziza

09 june 2020 - 16:25:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Burundi on Tuesday declared seven days of national mourning following the "unexpected" death [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Retired general soon to lead the country

26 may 2020 - 17:54:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye (52), a retired general, will take command of the Burundian state on 26 August [...] Full text...

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2 die, 26 injured in a tense election campaign in Burundi

06 may 2020 - 16:51:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The balance sheet of the first week of the electoral campaign, which started on April 27, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 34 contact cases in Burundi test negative

08 april 2020 - 20:21:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - Recent results from the virology tests on 34 contact-persons of three patients who tested positive to [...] Full text...

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Spotlight on Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi

25 january 2020 - 16:31:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Gitega, the new political capital of Burundi (Center), has never attracted as much attention as on [...] Full text...

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Chinese FM arrives in Burundi

11 january 2020 - 15:39:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi arrived in Bujumbura on Saturday as part of a [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president

01 july 2019 - 17:09:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Bujumbura International Airport has been renamed after the first elected president of the democratic era of [...] Full text...

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Researchers fail to find remains of last Burundi king

11 april 2012 - 21:37:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Belgian genetic scientists on Tuesday left Burundi without locating the grave of the last king of [...] Full text...

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Belgian geneticist to identify remains of assassinated Burundi King Ntare V

16 november 2011 - 13:05:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian geneticist Jean-Jacques Cassiman is travelling to Burundi to help identify the remains of King Ntare [...] Full text...

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