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Burundi: IDHB and Acat-Burundi denounce the continued detention of five Burundian activists

A few days ago, the Ntahangwa court in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura decided to keep five Burundian human rights defenders in detention. Incarcerated in the central prison of

Human Rights

DRC (Beni): more than thirty civilians killed by gunmen in the chiefdom of Bashu

At least thirty-six civilians were killed several others injured or reported missing in an attack by a group of gunmen. The incident occurred in the Mukondi village near Kalunguta locality

Human Rights

Nduta (Tanzania): a tomb demolished by the administration for the simple reason that it is built of cement

The demolished grave was holding the remainings of a Burundian refugee, buried in the cemetery of zone 9 in Nduta camp. The camp’s top official was supervising. INFO SOS Médias

Politic

Goma-the military governor to the population: “the elements of the EAC force are not our enemies”

The military governor of the province of North Kivu has urged the local population not to attack any of the contingents deployed in the east of the DR Congo as

Governance

Bujumbura: Fifteen CNL activists detained after dispute with Imbonerakure

At least 15 members of the main CNL opposition party were arrested on Sunday and Monday after a clash with Imbonerakure (members of the CNDD-FDD youth league). The incident took

Economy

Kayanza: the provincial court pronounced heavy sentences against three men who were going to sell minerals in Rwanda

The court of Kanyanza (northern Burundi) ruled in flagrance on Tuesday in the case of selling of Wolframite and gold. Three people, charged with illegal trading, received a sentence of

Security

Cibitoke : Burundian soldiers injured in the DRC hospitalized in the provincial military camp

Many wounded Burundian soldiers were repatriated via the river Rusizi, bordering the DRC, on the 6th Avenue, Kaburantwa village, in the district of Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (northwest

Security

North Kivu: the ceasefire agreed between the FARDC and the M23 not been respected

After the communiqué announcing the ceasefire, in the combat zones in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this Tuesday by the M23 rebels, clashes were reported the

Human Rights

North Kivu : displaced people from Kanyarutchinya demonstrate to demand food

Dozens of displaced people confined to the Kanyaruchinya site located in the Nyiragongo territory, in North Kivu, took to the streets on Monday in the provincial capital. They demanded to

Politic

Political tolerance : Agathon Rwasa does not believe in President Ndayishimiye’s statements

This Monday, the leader of the CNL, the main opposition party in Burundi, Agathon Rwasa, hosted a press briefing. According to him, political intolerance is still a reality in Burundi.