AU must not neglect Burundi

African Heads of States are meeting in Addis Ababa Ethiopia this week to discuss the challenges facing the continent. On the agenda includes the raging drought in some parts of the continent due to Climate Change, as well as the possible threat to food security as a result of the drought.

The economic outlook is also an issue that needs the attention of the Heads of State since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank forecast a slow growth due to a slump in commodity prices, and China’s slow growth.

Terrorism is on everyone’s lips following the Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou hotel attack two weeks ago in which 28 foreign nationals were killed.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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