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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
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
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
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
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
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
Kayanza: new shortage of gasoline, the population can’t bear it anymore
Gas stations in Kayanza province in northern Burundi are in dire need of gasoline. Local sources say that only one station in six in the province serves customers occasionally. Residents
North Kivu: part of the Busanza groupment annexed by Uganda ?
Residents of the Busanza groupement in the Rutshuru territory in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) say Uganda has moved boundary markers marking the border between this country and the
Burundi : out of nearly a hundred tourist sites identified, only seven are operating
According to surveys carried out by the general directorate of tourism in Burundi, more than a hundred tourist sites have been identified. According to the same source, only seven of
Bunyoni affair: the former prime minister deplores the inhumane detention conditions and pleads for his provisional release
First public appearance Thursday of former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni before the Supreme Court. The hearing took place at Gitega central prison, under heavy security surveillance. The former Hutu