AU must not neglect Burundi
Thursday, January 28, 2016
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.
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...