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Wed, 08 Feb 2012
INTERVIEW-EU envoy talks tough to Somalian leaders
* Says EU open-minded on form of govt, but there are rules Wed, 08 Feb 2012
Burundi arrests prominent corruption activist
* NGO ranks Burundi as one of Africa's most corrupt states Wed, 08 Feb 2012
At least nine killed in Mogadishu attack-police
MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide car
bomber killed at least nine people on Wednesday near a hotel
where lawmakers often gather in the Somali capital Mogadishu,
police said. Tue, 07 Feb 2012
Burundi domestic revenues up 30 pct in 2011
BUJUMBURA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Burundi's revenue
collection rose 30 percent to 471 billion francs ($360 million)
in 2011 from the previous year, thanks to improved tax
collection technology and efforts to fight fiscal evasion, its
revenue board said on Tuesday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Burundi sees 2012 GDP growth at 4.8 pct
BUJUMBURA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Burundi's economic growth
will accelerate to 4.8 percent in 2012 and 6 percent by 2014 as
the central African country diversifies its agricultural
production and boosts investment in tourism and power
production, its government said. Mon, 30 Jan 2012
INTERVIEW-AU, Kenyan forces move to squeeze rebels out of Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - African Union and
Kenyan troops aim to squeeze Somali rebels linked to al Qaeda by
pursuing a coordinated war on two fronts, the U.N. chief's
special envoy in Somalia said on Monday. Sat, 28 Jan 2012
Burundi court jails 16 for bar killing of 36
BUJUMBURA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A court in Burundi has
sentenced 16 people to jail terms ranging from three years to
life for killing 36 people in a bar, the most violent attack
last year in the central African country, a defence lawyer said
on Saturday. Tue, 24 Jan 2012
UPDATE 2-U.N. envoy moves to Somalia as violence rages
* Al Shabaab hit compound housing Ethiopian, Somali troops
(Adds Somali govt, resident quotes, paragraphs 17-18) Tue, 24 Jan 2012
Burundi tea revenues up 22 pct in 2011
BUJUMBURA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Burundi's tea export
revenues rose 22 percent in 2011 compared with the year before,
boosted by high volumes and a better quality of the commodity, a
tea board official said on Tuesday. Tue, 24 Jan 2012
Somalia suicide bomber attacks govt office near border
* Al Shabaab hit compound housing Ethiopian, Somali troops |
