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August 19, 2020 | IWACU
While Southern Forests Are Threatened, Eco-Guards Resist (French)
Eco-guards in Southern Burundi fight against rampant deforestation driven by illegal logging, bush fires, and occupation.
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Burundi
April 06, 2020 | Water Journalists Africa
The Story of Sucked Dry: A Cross-Border Data Journalism Investigation Exposing How Foreign Investors Are Quietly Staking Their Claim to Large Swaths of Land in Africa’s Nile River Basin
The InfoNile team tells the story of their cross-border data journalism investigation covering large-scale foreign land deals in the Nile River basin of Africa.
January 31, 2020 | New Vision
Sucked Dry
Huge swaths of land acquired by foreign investors in Africa's Nile River Basin export profits and displace communities.
August 17, 2016 | Business Daily
Agency Bets on 141 Rest Hubs to Tame Truck Crashes in East Africa
The Northern Corridor is an economic artery for six East African Countries. Those countries have an ambitious plan to make it safer for truckers.
September 01, 2010 | Stanley Center for Peace and Security
An Experiment in Building Peace
The UN Peacebuilding Commission provides "quick win" interventions in fragile states. But can it prove effective in Africa when confusion about the concept and infrastructure of peacebuilding remains?
July 12, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
One man's view of the future of Burundi politics
In the first two weeks of June, I spent a few days with opposition leader and one-time presidential candidate Alexis Sinduhije.
July 06, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Burundi's Presidential Vote, From Inside The Polls
Here’s a first-hand look at Burundi’s presidential poll, complete with windy hilltops, colorful rallies, and a very hip election jingle.
July 01, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Burundi's Election in Three Acts
It was literally no surprise that Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza won reelection on Monday.
June 30, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
Why Should We Care About Burundi?
I'm in Burundi because it's one of the countries on the UN Peacebuilding Commission's agenda, but I scheduled the trip to coincide with its presidential campaign and elections.
June 25, 2010 | Foreign Policy
What's the Frequency, Nkurunziza?
A coup isn't really a coup until the general commandeers a local radio station. In Africa radio is king.
June 23, 2010 | The Christian Science Monitor
Burundi election lacks critical ingredient: presidential candidates
Less than a week away from its first presidential vote since the last armed group laid down their guns, Burundi’s election is still missing a critical ingredient: candidates. Only President Pierre Nkurunziza is running in the race. But members of opposition parties are campaigning anyway – not to win the election, but to convince their fellow Burundians to boycott the vote.
Burundi's Southern Forests Are Threatened, but Eco-Guards Resist (French)
A growing population, high demand for arable land, the need for wood for heating, and traditional medicine sources are all threatening the forests of Southern Burundi.
Coronavirus in Nile Basin: Dual Dangers of a Pandemic and Water Crisis
As the world tries to contain COVID-19 pandemic, how are already-vulnerable and water-scarce communities in Nile River basin containing the disease while ensuring local economies do not collapse?
Sucked Dry: Land Grabs and Water Access in the Nile River Basin
As world water shortages worsen, foreign companies are scooping up fertile land in the Nile River basin. But how are some of the world’s poorest countries affected? Water Journalists Africa reports.
Truck Crashes Dent East Africa Economy
Crashes by heavy commercial vehicles not only lead to loss of lives but also have a negative impact to the economy in East Africa.
September 22, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Beatrice Obwocha
Meet Beatrice Obwocha, a Kenyan journalist reporting on road safety.
September 14, 2020 | Project news, Awards
Pulitzer-Supported Project on Nile Basin Wins African Digital Media Award
"Sucked Dry" investigates the effects of foreign land grabs in the Nile River Basin on 11 African countries.
June 08, 2018 | General news
Beyond War: Connected–Promoting Peace or Exacerbating Conflicts?
Panelists discuss the role of social media in peace and conflict and how it has changed the way stories are reported.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
September 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Peacebuilding: Taking Home Lessons Learned in Africa
Students explore the concept of peacebuilding, then use what they have learned to evaluate peacebuilding efforts in their community and suggest peacebuilding projects of their own.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.