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Who is Fooling Who & Who is Being Fooled?
As the dust settles and the excitement surrounding the otherwise expected and lawful arrest of Gen. Karenzi Karake (KK) evaporates, let me hope that everyone is now resigned to accepting the reality…
Gen.Karenzi Karake deserted and Isolated.
It’s now two months after the UK Police arrested Gen. Karenzi Karake, accusing him of ordering civilian massacres as well as killings of Spanish NGO workers; he was arrested on behalf…
After unrest, a Fragile Burundi Views Rwanda With Suspicion
KIGALI, Rwanda — Burundi and Rwanda can seem deceptively like conjoined twins. They share a common history, geography and language, and their populations are divided ethnically between Hutu and Tutsi.…
Burundi on edge after killing of president’s ally
BUJUMBURA, Burundi - Gunfire rang out in Burundi's capital Sunday night following the killing of a feared military general who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Burundi's president,…
Behind the presidential curtains: Greatlakes in Crisis, After Gen Adolphe who is next?
Barely a few days after Pierre Nkurunziza has been declared the winner of the controversial elections in the tiny Central African nation of Burundi, a top Burundian general and close aide…
AFP correspondent in Burundi detained, badly beaten
Burundian journalist and AFP correspondent Esdras Ndikumana said he was arrested by government security forces and badly beaten on Sunday at the scene of the assassination of a top general.…
Burundi: General Adolphe Nshimirimana dead
General Adolphe Nshimirimana, seen as regime’s number two, assassinated week after President Pierre Nkurunziza declared election winner Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza. The general was a close aide to the president…
Obama speaks out against extended presidential term limits
On Burundi, the US said the best option after the controversial re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza would be power sharing. The US has also expressed strong reservations over plans by…
Behind the Presidential Curtains: The Conspiracy and massacre of our commanders Part 3.
Major Hassan Mwungeri was born from a Hutu father and a Tutsi mother who was close to the royal family, born in Uganda grew up in Uganda like many RP/RPF…
Obama Sr: The man who gave the US its first black president
Barack Obama Senior at a government function. PHOTO | FILE By John Kamau, TEA Special Correspondent Posted Saturday, July 25 2015 at 20:35 IN SUMMARY Before the bottle took its toll of…