Tag: Burundi
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AFCON 2019: Madagascar on verge of last 16 after beating Burundi
Madagascar are on the verge of making the last 16 in their first Africa Cup of Nations after Marco Ilaimaharitra scored to earn a 1-0 win over Burundi in Alexandria Thursday. Burundi’s last 16 dream has been derailed and will need to win their last game of the group against Guinea to have a meaningful…
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Burundi made us suffer – Coach Gernot Rohr
Though the Super Eagles won their opening match in the Africa Cup of Nations clash with Burundi, coach Gernot Rohr disclosed that Burundi made his team suffer before they scored the lone goal. He described Burundi as a very difficult opponent for Nigeria. It took the three-time African champions 77 minutes to break the deadlock…
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BREAKING: [AFCON 2019] Nigeria defeats Burundi 1-0
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday evening defeated the Swallows in Battle of Burundi at their opening game in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Idion Ighalo netted the lone goal of the match for the Super Eagles in the 77th minute. Video: Ighalo’s stunning goal Can we emphasize the backheel pass…
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Burundi bans BBC, removes radio from airwaves
Burundi has banned the BBC from the country and taken its radio off the airwaves, after what the government said was the broadcaster’s “false’’ reporting on secret torture centres. “The licence to operate the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio Station is withdrawn,’’ Nestor Bankumukunzi, the head of the National Communication Council, said in a statement…
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U.S. denounces Burundi political violence ahead of referendum to amend constitution
The U.S. State Department has denounced recent political violence in Burundi ahead of the country’s May 17 referendum to amend its constitution and expressed concerns that the vote to extend its president’s term in office could hurt its democratic institutions. “We denounce the numerous instances of violence, intimidation, and harassment committed against perceived opponents of…
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UN appoints Nigeria’s Obiakor special investigator for Burundians’ killings
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has appointed retired Lt.-Gen. Chikadibia Obiakor of Nigeria to lead a special investigation into the killing of some Burundian refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mr Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General in New York announced this in a statement issued in New…
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JUST IN: Burundi quits ICC over alleged bias against African countries
…becomes first country to do so Burundi has become the first country to pull out of the International Criminal Court, ICC, a spokesman for the court in the Hague told dpa on Friday. The country had launched the process of leaving the court in 2016, with the government saying the ICC was biased against African…
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Niyonkuru, Burundi’s Minister of Water and Environment assassinated
Burundi’s minister of water and environment, Mr Emmanuel Niyonkuru has been assassinated, continuing the cycle of violence in the tiny African country. The country’s police confirmed the death of the 54 year-old cabinet member of the government of President Pierre Nkurunziza. He was appointed minister after a long time in banking in August 2015.…