Within this shifting landscape, Burundi—often seen as peripheral—demands particular attention. Despite being similar in size to Lesotho at around 27,900 ...

Prudence Bararunyeretse, a professor at the University of Burundi, said the region's wealth has also been associated with "permanent insecurity". The Great Lakes region is often cited as an ...

Fourteen years since 12 governments in the Great Lakes region unanimously agreed to create a foolproof international system for certifying and auditing minerals that have been blamed for fomenting ...