{The Central African Republic (CAR) tops the Norwegian Refugee Council's yearly list of the world's ten most neglected displacement crises, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).} "The international community has not only forgotten these crises, but has never really shown sufficient willingness to contribute to a solution. Many of the displaced people […]

{Johannesburg – The South African Department of Health is on alert following the reported outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).} On May 12, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that nine suspected cases and three deaths of persons with Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported from a remote forested […]

{Bujumbura – Burundian police have accused Belgian diplomats of having amassed people of various nationalities, possibly with a view to undermining the security of the state.} Blocks of flats for Belgian Nationals were searched in a residential neighbourhood of the capital Bujumbura on Thursday morning. The Public Information Officer to the National Police, Pierre Nkurikiye, […]

{Bujumbura – One of the eight security forces agents suspected of assassinating General Adolph Nshimirimana, the former Intelligence Director close to Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, escaped on Tuesday evening.} Police announced that the suspect escaped after having shot to death a prison security agent. The Public Information Officer at the National Police, Pierre Nkurikiye, told […]

{Johannesburg – The African Union’s (AU) decision not to send a peacekeeping force to Burundi has been slammed by a Burundi opposition leader, and called inevitable by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria.} “It was predictable that the African Union (AU) would have to back down after Burundi called their bluff,” Jakkie Cilliers […]