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Security

Ngozi : 25 years in prison required against a teacher convicted of raping his pupil

The prosecution in Ngozi (northern Burundi) requested that Ezéchiel Minani be sentenced to a 25 years’ jail and 200,000 Burundi francs in compensation to the victim. A teacher in a

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Gitega : sentences ranging from 10 years to life for four people accused of murder in Mutoyi

The First Instance Court of Gitega (central Burundi) ruled on Tuesday on sentences ranging from ten years to life against four people tried for premeditated murder. INFO SOS Médias Burundi

Politic

Rwanda-Burundi : games to strengthen police cooperation

Rwanda hosts regional competitions of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization, EAPCCO. At the launch of the games, a Burundian police team crossed swords with that of Rwandan police.

Security

Gitega : a secondary school teacher found dead, clubbed to death

Gérard Mbazumutima, 47 years old, a historian by training and teacher at Sainte Thérèse de Mushasha secondary school in Gitega (political capital) was killed with clubs by people not yet

Security

Rwanda-Burundi : michezo kwa ajili ya kuimarisha ushirikiano kati ya taasisi za polisi

Rwanda inayapokea mashindano ya kikanda ya jumuiya ya ushirikiano wa wakuu wa polisi ya Afrika mashariki, EAPCCO, (The Eastern Afrika Police Chefs cooperation Organisation). Katika uzinduzi wa michuano hiyo, timu

Refugees

Goma : angalau watoto 16 walifariki dunia kutokana na mazingira mabaya ndani ya kambi mpya ya wakimbizi wa ndani ya Majengo

Watoto wote 16 walifariki dunia katika kipindi cha chini ya wiki mbili. Kituo kinachowapa hifadhi wakimbizi hao wa vita kinapatikana katika kata ya Majengo tarafa ya Karisimbi. Ni katika mji

Politic

Mabanda : mwanaume mmoja aishi kwa kujificha akihofia kuuwawa na viongozi wa chama cha CNDD-FDD

Alain Ndayikunda alitoroka kwake tangu mwezi mmoja uliopita. Anahofia kuuwawa na mkuu wa kitongoji cha Mara pamoja na mkuu wa chama cha CNDD-FDD eneo hilo wanaokiri hadharani. Mkaazi mwingine anazuiliwa

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Rwanda : rais Kagame atoa msamaha kwa Paul Rusesabagina

Adhabu ya kifungo dhidi ya Paul Rusesabagina na Callixte Nsabimana alias Sankara ilifutwa kupitia msamaha wa rais. Walikuwa wamekatiwa mmoja kifungo cha miaka 25 jela na mwingine miaka 15 jela.

Human Rights

Rwanda : President Kagame pardoned Paul Rusesabagina

The prison sentence of Paul Rusesabagina and Callixte Nsabimana nicknamed Sankara has been commuted by presidential pardon. They were serving 25 and 15 years in prison respectively. Eighteen other detainees

Governance

Kirundo : rivalries within the CNDD-FDD cause the paralysis of activities in the health district of Vumbi

Two months have passed without there being a chief doctor in the Vumbi health district in Kirundo province (north of the country). Speculation between two sides within the CNDD-FDD is