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NGOZI, Burundi (AP) — The hug between the two women looked like it would last forever. A spirited 85-year-old had embraced a younger woman she hadn’t seen for months, and she chanted a number ...
GENEVA, 5 Oct. (UNHCR) - The U.N. Refugee Agency's Executive Committee was told Thursday that more women should be included in the current peace talks on the central African state of Burundi. "Refugee ...
Women and women's groups in Burundi are actively leading the fight against climate change on the ground, yet they are often excluded from decision-making processes.
A traditional form of musical greeting known to Burundians as akazehe is performed exclusively by women. But the practice of long embraces and call-and-response of “sweet words” is fading ...