By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2008 The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, says more than 200 child soldiers held by rebels have been demobilized following seven months of negotiations. UNICEF says the children, including one girl, were being hel...
By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 24 July 2007 Key members of Burundi's last rebel group have escaped into the bush before the completion of peace talks in the country's capital Bujumbura. Government officials say they see this move as a sign of aggression. For...
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 15 June 2007 Burundi says it is ready to deploy troops as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is giving $6 million in development aid to Somalia. Some of the money wil...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 Countries of the Great Lakes region of central Africa have resurrected a former political and economic alliance so they can cooperate on a number of initiatives. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Dem...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 February 2007 Burundi has agreed to offer troops for the African Union peacekeeping initiative in Somalia. Meanwhile, Uganda's parliament is brushing aside attempts by the ruling party to push through a motion to send Uga...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 September 2006 The government of Burundi and the country's last remaining rebel group Thursday met in Tanzania and finalized a ceasefire that seeks to end more than a dozen years of civil war. ----- South Africa's Presid...