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African Union angry over EU payment for Somali troops INTERNATIONAL

African Union angry over EU payment for Somali troops

African Union has lashed the EU for saying it will pay Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia directly, rather than through their government, ostensibly to prevent the money being diverted to the regime in Bujumbura.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burundi police arrest US reporter, local journalist INTERNATIONAL

Burundi police arrest US reporter, local journalist

Burundi police said Sunday they had briefly arrested an American freelance journalist along with a local reporter working with her, who was still being held.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Protest in Burundi after UN decides to send police INTERNATIONAL

Protest in Burundi after UN decides to send police

Around 1,000 people marched through the streets of Burundi's capital Saturday to protest against a United Nations Security Council decision to send a police contingent to the troubled country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Denmark world's happiest country, Burundi least INTERNATIONAL

Denmark world's happiest country, Burundi least

Denmark overtook Switzerland as the world's happiest place, according to a report on Wednesday that urged nations regardless of wealth to tackle inequality and protect the environment.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid INTERNATIONAL

Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid

Two respected foreign journalists working in volatile Burundi awaited a decision Friday as to whether they faced charges, after appearing in court following their arrest in a police raid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks INTERNATIONAL

UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks

UN Security Council ambassadors and African Union leaders met Saturday for crisis talks on Burundi, after the government refused a proposed AU force to stem violence in the troubled country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burundians will fight against any AU peacekeepers -president INTERNATIONAL

Burundians will fight against any AU peacekeepers -president

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza said on Wednesday that Burundians would fight against any peacekeepers sent into the country by the African Union, in his first public response to the AU's plan to deal with an escalating political crisis.

4:45 AM November 25 2016