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Human Rights

Burundi : the CNIDH considers itself independent despite the doubts of human rights organizations

At the beginning of November, Human Rights Watch and IDHB (Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi) released a joint communication on the Independent National Commission for Human Rights in Burundi,

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Bunyoni case : the public prosecutor requested life jail for the former prime minister

The public prosecutor requested a life jail sentence for General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and 30 years in prison for six other people prosecuted in the same case as him. The

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Bunyoni-case : the former prime minister recruited a criminal enterprise to assassinate President Neva (Public Prosecutor)

The trial of General Bunyoni continues before the Supreme Court sitting in Gitega (political capital). On Wednesday, the public prosecutor accused General Bunyoni of harming the national economy. He reported

Security

Goma (DRC): Burundian soldiers deployed in the context of the EAC quit their positions

Elements of the Burundian army on mission in the province of North Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo have left the cities of Kitschanga and Mweso in the territory of

Governance

Cibitoke: defection of Burundian soldiers who should be deployed in DRC

Three Burundian soldiers from the 112th battalion in Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi) defected early this week while on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Soldiers say they are

Security

DRC-Masisi : new violent fighting between the M23 and local armed groups in the Bashali chiefdom

Violent clashes between local armed groups and M23 rebels in the territory of Masisi in North Kivu have caused massive displacements of civilian populations since Sunday evening. According to the

Politic

Bunyoni case : the “dehumanization” of the current Prime Minister brought itself in the Bunyoni trial

The trial involving the former prime minister resumed on Tuesday.The public prosecutor came back to the accusation of contempt of the head of state. He spoke of communications between General

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Rumonge : the president of the First Instance Court escapes prison

Suspected of misappropriation of seized loincloths and of undermining the proper functioning of the national economy, the president of the First Instance Court was not imprisoned, despite the declaration of

Security

Beni (DRC) : an ADF attack in Kasindi-Lubiriha leaves three dead, including an attacker

Last Friday, attackers carried out an armed attack at the Kasindi-Rubiriha border post. It is in the Basongora groupment in the Beni territory in North Kivu (eastern DRC). At least

Health

Nduta (Tanzania) : more than 22,000 refugees infected with malaria in less than three months

In the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania, between 70 and 80% of patients going to health facilities were diagnosed with symptoms of malaria between July and September. MSF (Médecins Sans