Africa

• 2 May 2003
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - BISHOPS TELL NATIONAL LEADERS: WE HOPE YOU WILL BE GUIDED BY A SPIRIT OF DIALOGUE AS YOU CREATE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH WILL REASSURE ALL BURUNDIANS Bujumbura (Fides Service) – The Catholic Bishops of Burundi have launched yet another heartfelt plea for peace in their country, following their message to the nation in March (see Fides 25 March 2003). Addressing once ...
• 2 May 2003
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - CHANGEOVER OF PRESIDENTS AS AGREED WITH ALTERNATION OF HUTU AND TUTSI AN EXAMPLE OF STABILITY FOR THE REST OF AFRICA Bujumbura (Fides Service) – “The ceremony for the handing over of power between presidents, outgoing Tutsi Pierre Buyoya and incoming Hutu Domitien Ndayizeye, took place on May 1 in relative calm” local sources in ...