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Mabayi : six Rwandan rebels killed in clashes with FDNB
Six rebels belonging to an armed group of Kinyarwanda-speaking men were killed overnight from Thursday to Friday. Three soldiers were killed, according to securityand administration sources. The clashes took place
Gitega : the prosecutor demands sentences of up to 5 years in prison for alleged homosexuals
In a trial which took place Monday at the central prison of Gitega (political capital), the public prosecutor accused 24 defendants of being homosexuals. Legally, he qualified the offense as
Tanzania : Burundian authorities want to repatriate refugees at all costs
Burundi is struggling to convince its refugees on the Tanzanian soil to return. This Tuesday, yet another delegation went there with the watchword : announcing the repatriation before the worst.
Nduta (Tanzania) : an SOS for a dying child
The camp administration has denied access to care for a child under five who requires intensive care outside Nduta camp in Tanzania. The NGO MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) finds itself
Burundi : consumers overwhelmed by the general rise in prices
Burundi is experiencing a sort of cascading price increase for basic necessities. This leads to the high cost of the living. The purchasing power of the inhabitants has not changed.
Tanzania : Burundian authorities want to repatriate refugees at all costs
Burundi is struggling to convince its refugees on the Tanzanian soil to return. This Tuesday, yet another delegation went there with the watchword : announcing the repatriation before the worst.
Makamba : a wave of arrests among traders
Thirty judgments were made in less than a week, in in swift trial, against traders in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi) a source at the provincial prosecutor’s office, said.
Mulongwe (DRC) : unbearable conditions at Mulongwe refugee camp
For more than a month, Burundian refugees settled in the Mulongwe camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been warning about unbearable living conditions. Without food and material assistance,