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Burundi’s radio silence: Political crisis forces stations off air
Al Jazeera
Burundi’s radio silence: Political crisis forces stations off air
Eluoge Niyonzima, a reporter at Burundi’s most popular independent radio station, African Public Radio, was a star. His explosive investigations into state-sponsored training of militia, alleged arms distributions, failures of justice and fraud cut to the heart of the problems that pose the greatest threats to security in this small, fragile East African nation. But in addition to accolades and acclaim, his work has earned him hostility, imprisonment and now a one-way ticket to Tanzania.
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