[The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released Thursday of a message from al-Qaida’s leader.]                   BURUNDI :   Burundi : la production caféicole en baisse de plus…

[Il s’agit de Monsieur Issa Ngendakumana, nommé ministre à la Présidence chargé de la bonne gouvernance et de la privatisation en remplacement de Jean Baptiste Gahimbare.  Monsieur Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza est nommé ministre des finances et de la planification du développement en…

[While Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution calling for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, South Africa voted for the measure. But it voices qualms on foreign intervention.]                   BURUNDI :   Burundi…

[After four rounds of voting, incumbent chairman Jean Ping failed to get two-thirds majority, after South Africa influenced countries from Central Africa such as Equatorial Guinea, Congo Brazzaville and Chad, plus French-speaking Mali, to support Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa’s former foreign…