Abarundi (http://www.abarundi.org/)
In French and English. In addition to news articles and documents (for example
those related to the peace process), offers links to discussion groups, listservs,
and other web sites of possible interest to those studying Burundi.
Association de Réflexion et d'Information sur le Burundi (ARIB) (http://www.arib.info/)
Established in Belgium in 1995 as a non-profit organization to promote Burundian
cultural values and to share information with goal of promoting understanding.
In French.
BBC World Service.com (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines,
country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.
Burundi -- Sites (http://www.burundi-sites.com/)
Offers press announcements and articles from a number of sources.
Burundi Information
(CNDD-FDD) (http://www.burundi-info.com/menu.asp?LAN=anglais&pix=5)
Available in French, English, Kirundi or Kiswahili versions. The CNDD-FDD (Conseil
National pour la Défense de la Démocratie Forces pour la Défense
de la Démocratie) of Burundi presents news about current events in Burundi
and documents about its political philosophy and perspectives.
Burundi Quotidien (http://www.burundi-quotidien.com/)
In French. This site is very slow loading, but an excellent source of information.
Burundi Youth Council (http://www.burundiyouth.com/)
Describing itself as not being a political party, but rather a youth movement
of Burundians seeking to better understand the crisis in their country, the site
offers news reports, announcements of new publications and a discussion group.
Burundi-Bushasha.com (http://www.burundi-bushasha.com/)
"CREICAR( Centre for Research, Expertise and Information on the Central
African Region) is an international NGO interested in the Great Lakes, particularly
Burundi.It covers among others: conflicts resolution, human rights and the repatriation
of refugees to their home lands. CREICAR has decided to launch a web site (www.burundi-bushasha.com)
which will serve as one of the major sources of information on the daily socio-politico-economic
events in Burundi, for the interest of the public and those international NGOs
following closely the situation in Burundi." May be viewed in English or
in French.
Burundi.net (http://www.geocities.com/burundinet/)
In French. Offers news reports and reproduces documents concerning political
and economic aspects of the current situation in Burundi.
Committee to Protect Journalists (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web
sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.
Fondation Hirondelle -- Media for Peace
and Human Dignity (http://www.hirondelle.org/)
The site may be viewed in French, German or English. "The Hirondelle Foundation
is an organization of journalists which sets up and operates media services in
crisis areas. ... Since its foundation in 1995, Hirondelle, which means swallow,
has established and managed Radio Agatashya in the Great Lakes region of Africa,
Star Radio in Liberia, the Hirondelle News Agency at the International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda at Arusha in Tanzania, Radio Blue Sky in Kosovo, Radio Ndeke
Luka in Bangui in the Central African Re, Morispublic Hamutuk, a radio program
for refugees in Timor and Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
Great Lakes Press (http://pages.infinit.net/glp/index.htm)
Offers a variety of documents and articles about Burundi and Rwanda; some in
English and others in French.
Great Lakes Region (http://www.synapse.net/%7Eacdi20/country/greatlac.htm)
Presents a number of links to gateways such as that maintained by Karen Fung
at Stanford University and to specific sites.
In-Burundi.net (http://www.in-burundi.net/)
Mostly in French, some English and Kirundi articles.
Inshuti (http://www2.minorisa.es/inshuti/)
Available in Catalan, French, Spanish and English versions. Offers a number of
documents and links to organizations working on Central African human rights
issues.
International Documentation Network
on the Great African Lakes Region (http://www.grandslacs.net/home.html)
Offering documents in English and French, searchable by key word, this site states
its objective "is to disseminate as widely as possible a large amount of "grey
litterature" [sic], i.e. unpublished or scarcely distributed written documents.
It tries as well to organise meetings, and to develop points of consultation
in the region."
Ligue Internationales de Multi Medias
pour le Peuple Hutu du Burundi (L.I.M.P.H.)(http://www.chez.com/academiehu/)
Mostly in French, although some of the documents are in other languages including
English and Swahili.
Réseau de Partenaires des Médias Africains (http://www.gret.org/mediapartner/index.htm)
"The ParMA network was created in December 1995 at a donors' meeting in
Paris about supporting the media in developing countries ... The network's objectives
are the following: Facilitate the exchange of information on the African media
and on donor strategies ... Stimulate debate and develop innovative practices
to strengthen the media in Africa ... [and] Facilitate the implementation of
joint pilot projects ... The GRET office in Paris organizes the network's activities
by responding to members' requests, gathering information on the media in Africa,
distributing it to members and identifying donors working with the media in Africa."
SOS -- Burundi (http://www.sos-burundi.org/)
Based in Denmark, this association presents news reports on a very timely basis
within a day or two of the original broadcast or publication date. In French.
Umuco.com (http://umuco.com)
Mostly cites French sources, but may be searched in English. Offers a very useful
biographical database of Burundians.
Washingtonpost.com: World (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
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