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Rumonge : the government regrets the enormous expenses incurred in prisons

The Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi, Prosper Bazombanza expressed the regrets of the government which plans to spend this year around 15 billion Burundi francs from its general budget

Security

Burundi : President Neva’s speech to reinforce the acts of violence of Imbonerakure, according to Carina Tertsakian

President Évariste Ndayishimiye praised on Saturday August 26, 2023, the role of the Imbonerakure in the night patrols and securing the borders. According to Carina Tertsakian, associate researcher at the

DRC En

Goma : several dead and injured in anti-Monusco demonstrations and against the EAC regional force

Several people were killed on Wednesday in the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu in the east of the DRC in demonstrations organized by a mystical-religious sect. According to

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : three refugees die after torture sessions

They include two Burundians and a Rwandan. They had been arrested as part of the tracking of refugees in urban centers and detained in Maula Central Prison. Refugee leaders at

Justice En

Homosexuals-affair : burial of a former detainee, denied access to appropriate care (Witnesses and Family)

Mevin Shurweryimana was buried on Tuesday at the Mushasha cemetery in the political capital Gitega. The 33-year-old man died overnight from Thursday to Friday. He was one of twenty defendants

Governance

DRC-Burundi: President Neva is looking for more and more deals for the FDNB*

Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a cooperation agreement in the military field on August 28 in Kinshasa, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). The Burundian and Congolese presidents

Governance

Burundi: four communal administrators suspended from their duties

Three communal leaders were suspended by the same ministerial order signed by the interior minister on Monday August 28. They are accused, among other things, of mismanagement public funds, lack

Health

Burundi : uncontrolled high alcoholic beverages threaten the health of the population

In the provinces of northeastern Burundi, notably Kayanza, Ngozi, Kirundo and Muyinga, drinks with high doses of alcohol are a source of permanent binge drinking among inhabitants who abuse them.

Justice En

Gitega : seven people sentenced to one year and two years in prison for homosexuality

Of the seven suspects convicted of homosexuality, five were sentenced to two years in jail. Two took a year. Eighteen others were acquitted by the First Instance Court of Gitega

Security

DRC : a few days before the end of its mandate, the EAC regional force recommends its renewal

The regional force of the Community of East African States (EAC) in reinforcement in the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC) following the occupation of the rebels of the M23,