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• WORLD MAJOR EVENTS -Year in Review 2009

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 114
  United Nations 2009 – a year when arctic ice was melting faster than ever before and multiple crises -food, energy, recession or pandemic flu – called for global cooperation on an unprecedented level. At the same time, peacekeepers served in missions around the world and the fight against hunger and poverty ...
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• Burundi Government Explains UN Envoy “expulsion”

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  The Burundian government requested the departure of the current Executive Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Burundi, Youssef Mahmoud, who is also head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), explaining that the organization’s mandate under the leadership of the ...
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• Law Enforcement Agents From Africa Receive Advanced Training in Russia

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  A group of law-enforcement agencies from Algeria, Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Sudan are receiving advanced training within a framework of a Russian government’s program, APA learned from the Russian Ministry of Interior on Saturday in Moscow. The group attended regular lectures and was ...
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• SEAL THE DEAL!

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 114
       The Seal the Deal! campaign is mobilising political leaders, the business sector and civil society on an ambitious, global scale to raise a strong call for urgent and united action on climate change.     Combating climate change is an investment with strong returns, today and for many generations to ...
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• Each Canadian To Chip In $3,000x

  
  Vancouver Secrets — Authority: 136
  Unbelievably, in the Vancouver Sun: A leaked draft version of the agreement on the table at the Copenhagen climate conference reveals plans for a massive transfer of wealth out of Canada. This transfer will come in the form of new taxes and the establishment of a new world government body for climate change housed ...
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• Newsweek: Is Uganda’s Anti-Gay Ferver Spreading?

  
  Box Turtle Bulletin — Authority: 692
  Katie Paul pulls the microscope off of Uganda and looks at the climate for LGBT citizens throughout Africa. It doesn’t look good. Much of the continent is rife with homophobia. Last year, Burundi criminalized homosexuality for the first time, with penalties of up to two years in prison. In Senegal, we’ve seen ...
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• Rwandan Parliament Begins Debate on Anti-Gay Bill

  
  Rod 2.0:Beta — Authority: 600
  Inspired by its northern neighbor Uganda, the lower house of the Rwandan Parliament begins debate on revising its penal code that will, for the first time, criminalize homosexuality. A vote on this draft code will occur before the end of...
  2 weeks ago

• Accomplished President of the Burundi Bar Association joins IBJ’s Burundi Country Advisory Council

  
  International Bridges to Justice Blog — Authority: 111
  IBJ is extremely delighted to announce that the Bâtonnier Isidore Rufyikiri has just joined its Burundi Country Advosiry Council. A dedicated lawyer for over 9 years, Isidore has defended hundreds of accused persons - often taking on his own resources to assist defenceless persons - and sometimes risking his own ...
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• One Entrepreneur Matters: Margaret’s Story

  
  Urban Onramps — Authority: 106
  Below is an article about an entrepreneur in the Partners Worldwide global network. During this year of Carrasco Family Sabbatical, I’m working with Partners Worldwide as an associate director, helping with communications and networking and anything else they’ll let me get my hands on. It’s a great group of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rwandan And French Leaders to Discuss Improvement of Bilateral Ties

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  Barely two weeks after Rwanda and France reconciled, Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected on Wednesday to meet his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on the sidelines of a regional conference. Kagame will be making his first visit to France since 1994 and their talks, according to reliable sources are to center ...
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• Burundi and Rwanda Fellows lay the foundations for collaboration in the East Africa region during the 14th East Africa Law Society Annual General Meeting

  
  International Bridges to Justice Blog — Authority: 111
  On November 27th and 28th, IBJ Burundi Fellow - Astère Muyango - and IBJ Rwanda Fellow - John Bosco Bugingo - attended the 14th East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual General Meeting in Kigali. The event was co-sponsored by our local partner in Rwanda, the Kigali Bar Association, and opened by the President of ...
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• 28 detainees released as a result of coordinated efforts of Burundian lawyers, magistrates and prison officials

  
  International Bridges to Justice Blog — Authority: 111
  The roundtable discussion held in Gitega on October 15th on the issue of pre-trial detention concluded with great promises. The hope was to achieve a similar result as the one obtained following the roundtable discussion in Bubanza, which ultimately led to the release of 45 prisoners, among which 15 juveniles. The ...
  2 weeks ago

• A LOOK ON WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 114
  When the environment becomes less valuable or damaged, environmental degradation is said to occur. There are many forms of environmental degradation.   When habitats are destroyed, biodiversity is lost, or natural resources are depleted, the environment is hurt.     A habitat is a more permanent ecosystem ...
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• Kenyan President Woos Investors As Nation Marks 46th Jamhuri Day

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 153
  On Saturday Kenya marked the 46th anniversary of Jamhuri day with President Mwai Kibaki urging international investors to take advantage of the bright future that lies ahead for Kenya and the region through the East African Community Common Market protocol that was signed last month. The common market will allow free ...
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• Dream Ball by Unplug Design

  
  Lost In A Supermarket — Authority: 437
  Not a fan of soccer/football in the slightest. I am, though, a huge fan of what Korean company Unplug Design is doing with their Dream Ball. The company’s aim in general is it to prop up the entire human society. Awesome. We need more people like this in the world. Their Dream Ball is all about helping children in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Commemorations of the 61th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in IBJ’s country programs

  
  International Bridges to Justice Blog — Authority: 111
  The 10th of December is a day of remembrance, remembrance of the victims of human rights abuses. It is also a day to pay tribute to those who have stand up for their rights. Finally the 10th of December is a day of celebration; celebration of all the progress that has been made and celebration of what needs to be ...
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• Brussels Airlines join Star Alliance

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 441
  At an official ceremony held in Brussels’ historic “Grand-Place” today, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines welcomed Brussels Airlines to the family.
  3 weeks ago

• Econet Burundi goes solar

  
  ITNewsAfrica.com - IT news, Telecom news and Mobile news from an African perspective — Authority: 136
  Econet Burundi, the South African based Econet Wireless Group’s mobile operator in Burundi, hopes to increase its subscriber base to 800.000 with the new launch of a solar handset, writes... This is a summary only. Visit ITNewsAfrica.com for full links, other content, and more!
  3 weeks ago

• Burundi: “Our souls are calm” [16 Days]

  
  Voices from the Field — Authority: 122
  From November 25 to December 10, the International Rescue Committee is observing the “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.” You can read all of our 16 Days blog posts here . Our friends at the ONE campaign just blogged this story from Burundi, about how the IRC helped Celine and her family, ...
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• Somalia: Al Shabab Not Behind Suicide Attack

  
  uganda — Authority: 114
  Somalia’s rebel group of Al Shabab has denied that they were behind the deadly attack in Mogadishu, which killed more than 23 people. A spokesman of Al Shabab group Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage (Ali Dhere) has said that his group was not the mastermind of the blast in Shamo hotel. “We have no any relation ...
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