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Photo of theweek : basketball fans inconsolable after the disqualification of the Dynamo team from the Basketball Africa League

The Dynamo team arrived in Bujumbura on Thursday early in the afternoon.The basketball players of the Dynamo team encountered enormous difficulties. And that’s the least we can say. They have

Politic

Mpanda : an Imbonerakure killed by his peers

Claude Nahayo, member of the CNDD-FDD youth league, was strangled by his peers on Sunday night around 11 p.m. Six Imbonerakure are detained by the Mpanda police in Bubanza province

Justice En

Buganda: a teacher kidnapped

Melchior Ndikumana, teacher at the Ndava-village, village and Ndava zone basic school in Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) was kidnapped during the night from Sunday to Monday. According

Security

Cibitoke : three corpses discovered in Buganda and Bukinanyana

Three bodies were discovered on Monday morning in the districts of Buganda and Bukinanyana in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). The circumstances in which two people died are not yet known.

Security

War in the DRC : eight peacekeepers injured in Sake

The United Nations office in the DRC deplores that eight peacekeepers were injured, including one seriously in Sake on Saturday. Bintou Keita, UN representative in the DRC, says soldiers from

Governance

Kayanza : the administration launches into the fight against polygamy

The governor of Kayanza province (north of the country) announced sanctions against all polygamists, including Muslims. At the end of last Saturday’s community works, Colonel Rémy Cishahayo said that polygamy

Security

DRC : people suspected of collaborating with the M23 apprehended

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) showed to the press five men suspected of collaborating with the M23 rebels. It was Friday, March 8, in Kinshasa,

Security

Burundi : two opponents kidnapped and detained in an undisclosed location

Agnès Nibirantije and Jacqueline Uwizeye were respectively kidnapped last Sunday and on Wednesday evening. The first is the representative of the women’s league of the CNL party in Kayanza (northern

Security

Ngozi : two people killed in one night

Two people were killed during the night from Monday to Tuesday in the districts of Ngozi and Ruhororo (Ngozi province, northern Burundi). One of the victims has been identified while

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Goma : the M23 targets main FDLR strongholds in Masisi and Rutshuru

Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 has intensified in recent days. The M23 is especially increasing attacks in the strategic areas of the rebellion of the Rwandan FDLR