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Health

Rumonge : cholera cases on the rise in the Minago zone

The epidemiological care center at Rumonge hospital received five people from the Minago zone in Rumonge district and province (southwest Burundi) suffering from cholera. The first case was discovered last

Human Rights

Burundi : a local journalist arrested

Kenny Claude Nduwimana, journalist for Jayce TV, was arrested at his home on October 3, 2023. He is held at an undisclosed location. The police that arrested him did not

Economy

Makamba: lack of selected seeds, concern among farmers

As growing season A has begun, farmers in Makamba province in southern Burundi say they have not had sufficient quantities of selected maize seeds. On September 29, farmers gathered at

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania): three health centers closed

Neither the UNHCR nor the camp administration has provided any explanations to the refugees for the closure of the three health facilities. Refugees speak of coercion for forced repatriation. INFO

Justice En

Bunyoni affair: the supreme court confirmed the detention of former prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni

The Burundi’s Supreme Court has confirmed preventive detention for former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, SOS Médias Burundi learned Wednesday evening. Mr. Bunyoni, who faces up to 30 years in

Economy

Burundi : paying air tickets in foreign currency, a measure to be suspended according to the Prime Minister

Airline services should not require customers to pay in foreign currency. Parliamentarians recommended it to the Burundian Prime Minister this October 2 in the Kigobe parliament house. Gervais Ndirakobuca indicated

Refugees

Tanzania-Uganda and Zambia : more than 30 deaths after childbirth in Burundian refugee camps

Three clinics in Nyarugusu camps in Tanzania, Nakivale in Uganda and Meheba in Zambia have recorded nearly 30 post-natal deaths since the start of this year. These deaths are either

Health

Minago: two cholera cases reported

According to residents of the Minago zone in the commune and province of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi), two cases of people suffering from the cholera epidemic have been declared on

Governance

Burundi: ministerial reshuffle

Four new ministers were appointed on Monday: that of public health Lyduine Baradahana, that of the environment, agriculture and livestock Prosper Dodiko, that of the civil service Venuste Muyabaga as