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Society

Rutana: a sentence of a fine of 150 thousand Burundi francs imposed on three people

A sentence of a fine of 150,000 Burundi francs per person was imposed on three people, including a prisoner caught having sex. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The prisoner’s partner as

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia): soaring market prices

Prices have soared in Meheba refugee camp in Zambia. Some commodities have gone from single to double, even to triple. Refugees fear starvation. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Maize flour, a

Politic

Muyinga: residents give their contributions in the week of the war veterans, the collections end up in the individuals’ pocket

In the province of Muyinga (North-Eastern Burundi), residents say they are suffering following the presidential party’s members forcing them to give contribution in kind or in money. The funds are

Refugees

Tanzania: poor management of refugee medical transfers

Refugees denounce fraudulent management of medical transfers in the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps. They accuse the NGO in charge of granting these transfers of monetizing them and putting Tanzanians in

Human Rights

Burundi: the ICC wants to take the next step

The International Criminal Court, ICC, says investigations into Burundi are well underway and nearing completion. The next step will be to issue international arrest warrants for the alleged perpetrators. Victims’

Politic

Burundi: makamu wa rais anathibitisha uwepo wa uhusiano mbaya kati ya viongozi wa nchi na wandishi wa habari

Prosper Bazombanza alibaini hayo alhamisi hii kando na kongamano kuu la vyombo vya habari. Alilaani kuwa kazi ya uwandishi wa habari inakabiliwa na hali kushirikisha watu wasiokuwa na uzowefu. HABARI

Politic

Gitega: wapinzani wawili wazuiliwa jela kwa zaidi ya mwezi

Wafuasi wawili wa chama cha CNL wa tarafa ya Bugendana mkoa wa Gitega (kati kati ya Burundi) wanazuiliwa jela kwa zaidi ya mwezi mmoja. Wanatuhumiwa kumubaka na kumuuwa mwanamke mmoja.

Security

Ituri and North Kivu: at least 18 civilians killed since Sunday

Since last Sunday, assailants assimilated to the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) have conducted attacks in various localities in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu in the east of the

Society

Rumonge: 20 year- imprisonment for a man guilty of murdering his wife

Ernest Havyarimana aka Kabushemeye, 45, was sentenced by the Rumonge High Court (Southwest of the country) to a 20-year principal penal servitude sentence this Wednesday afternoon. The man is convicted

Politic

Burundi: the vice-president acknowledges the mistrust between the public authorities and the media

Prosper Bazombanza said this Thursday on the sidelines of the Estates General on the press. He regretted that the profession of journalist is under threats of amateurism. INFO SOS Médias