Burundian military officers arrive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to tackle the rise of militias in the region.
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The RED-Tabara armed group operates out of the DRC’s volatile eastern region, which shares a porous 243km border with Burundi.
Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye votes in 2020.
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Any state policy looking to increase women’s representation must take into account formal and informal political practices.
Empty bowls at a refugee camp in Kenya.
Budget cuts have resulted in increased hunger in camps in Uganda, Burundi and Kenya that house refugees from across the region.
Almost half of all sixth-grade students in Niger struggle to read a simple sentence.
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Overall, differences in teachers’ subject knowledge could explain a third of the differences in student learning between the 14 countries.
The Burundian flag flies at the head of a convoy of buses moving refugees back home from Tanzania in 2019.
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Tanzania’s refugee policy in the 1990s is a good example of how geopolitics affects ordinary refugees.
South Sudanese soldiers prepare for deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
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Countries must ensure adequate and full immunisation of every child to curb polio mutations.
Banyamulenge community members at the funeral of one of their own in eastern DRC.
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The Banyamulenge have been viewed as strangers in their own country – the violence targeting them revolves around this misconception.
Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base in DRC.
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A specific regional protocol could ease the management of internally displaced persons in the region.
A Kenyan judicial nominee to the East African Court of Justice, Charles Nyachae, is sworn in before a summit of regional leaders in Kampala in 2018.
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The East African Court of Justice has been a keen promoter of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.
Internally displaced people from the Dinka ethnic group at the Minkamman camp in South Sudan in 2014.
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In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye addresses the UN General Assembly.
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The president has used coup rumour to get rid of anti-reform elements in government, and consolidate his power ahead of 2025 elections
Men hold up protest signs in front of the coffins of DRC refugees killed in August 2004 in Gatumba, Burundi.
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Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is used to win a place in government, not to overthrow it. And it keeps working.
Refugees and asylum seekers move through this refugee camp in Musina, South Africa.
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Beitbridge and Musina are two border towns in Zimbabwe and South Africa that see many migrants pass through – with different health needs.
Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) holds hands with opinion polls’ favourites, Deputy President William Ruto (left) and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
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Felix Tshisekedi, left, receives a ceremonial mask from Belgium’s King Philippe in June 2022.
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Belgium wants to frame its relationship with Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as one looking into the future – but the past weighs heavily.
A soldier from the armed forces of the DRC on foot patrol in the village of Manzalaho near Beni.
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Violence in the DRC can be brought to an end if the geographical scope of the conflict is broadened to include all neighbouring countries.
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Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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The return of financial inflows from foreign investment or aid support will go a long way towards jump-starting economic recovery.
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months makes more difference to a baby’s health and survival than any other intervention.
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Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has increased across all countries but few are likely to meet the 2030 goal of 70%.