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Beni (DRC) : nearly twenty civilians killed in one week

In less than a week, the Beni sector in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) was the scene of rebel attacks which left around twenty victims. The local civil society

Security

Kibumba : at least three people killed and eight others injured in clashes between the Congolese army and the M23

At least three people were killed, eight others injured in Kibumba, in Nyiragongo territory in the province of North Kivu, last night. These people lost their lives in clashes between

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DRC: LUCHA demands legal proceedings against the CENI chairman

The fight for change “LUCHA”, a citizen movement for human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demands the “immediate resignation” of Denis Kadima, president of the Independent National Electoral

Governance

Cankuzo – Cibitoke : contributions required to finance the presidential couple’s crusade

In a letter sent to the provincial director of education in Cankuzo province (eastern Burundi), the governor asks all education personnel as well as other state officials, as well as

Politic

Ngozi: six opponents in detention

Six members from the opposition CNL party have been detained in a police cell in Ngozi (northern Burundi) since last Saturday. They were arrested in Gatika village in the Rukeco

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North Kivu: resumption of fighting in Masisi and Rutshuru territories after elections

Violent clashes between local militias and M23 rebels have been reported since Sunday, December 24 in Karuba, a town in the groupment of the same name in the Bahunde chiefdom,

Security

Gatumba attack : Burundian authorities announce they have contacted INTERPOL to find the perpetrators

The Burundian minister in charge of internal affairs announced Tuesday that Burundian authorities have contacted INTERPOL so that the perpetrators of the Gatumba massacres be repatriated and tried in the

Politic

Burundi : the national office of the CNL party invaded by the police, the SNR and Imbonerakure

The national headquarters of the opposition CNL party was surrounded all day last Saturday by elements of the police, the National Intelligence Service (SNR) and the Imbonerakure (members of the

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : the UNHCR is involved in insuring security of the camp

Representatives from the UNHCR and the Malawi government held a peacemaking meeting at Dzaleka camp earlier this week. They are concerned about the intensification of acts of crime in this

Security

Gatumba attack : the government reveals an alarming death toll

This Saturday afternoon, Jérôme Niyonzima, spokesperson for the Burundian government, announced the sad news of the loss of 20 lives in Vugizo, in the Gatumba zone in western Burundi, not