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Burundi: Floods and Landslides April 2021 - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRBI018
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Lake Tanganyika water level have been rising since February 2021. Heavy rainfall since the start of April has worsened the situation with further rainfall predicted until mid-May. As of 19 April 2021, the level of Lake Tanganyika stood at 776.4 metres above sea level compared to the normal average level of 772.7 metres.
From April 12, 2021 in the province of Rumonge households near the shores were flooded. In parts of the lakes, it reported the coastline has expanded 300 to 500m. Houses are flooded, and families forced to leave to evacuation centres or host families. UNOCHA reported around 8,000 families have been affected and 2,000 displaced by flooding in lakeside communities including Bugarama, Kanyenkoko, Muhuta, Nyanza-Lac, Gatumba, Rukaramu, Kibenga, Gisyo and Kabondo. Two casualties have been recorded to date.
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Opinion - Go well minder of exiled Namibians … a tribute to Ambassador Nicolas Bwakira
2021-03-08
Dr Peya Mushelenga
An African for Africans has gone; a minder of Namibian exiles has fallen asleep; an astute diplomat is no more; a skilful negotiator has left us. Born in Burundi on 10 November 1941, in Kabuye Village, Bujumbura Province, Bwakira grew from a village boy to a law graduate, eventually becoming the towering figure at the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU), epitomising selflessness and humanity.
Bwakira joined the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 1970, as legal advisor and became the UNHCR deputy regional representative for Africa and head of liaison with the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1971 to 1975.