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Ituri (DRC) : at least 16 people killed and others kidnapped in ADF attacks

Armed fighters identified as ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) carried out several attacks last weekend in the Walese Vonkutu chiefdom. It is in the Ituri province in the east of the

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Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania

More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled

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Bururi : the case of the Kajondi district high school teacher prosecuted for manslaughter under deliberation

SOS Médias Burundi only learned about it on Monday, even though the trial took place last Tuesday in a public hearing. The public prosecutor requested a sentence of 5 years

Politic

DRC : now close to the M23, Nangaa, the former CENI chairperson announces the imminent capture of Goma

Corneille Nangaa and his fellow M23 fighters assured the population of the Kiwanja region, in Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, conquered by the M23 rebels, that peace will be restored.

Economy

Bujumbura : effects of the fuel shortage on transport are worsening

It has been three weeks since public transport in the commercial capital Bujumbura has been paralyzed. Originally, petroleum products were rare, especially fuel oil. At bus stops, passengers desperately wait

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Bubanza : an imbonerakure sentenced to ten years in prison for rape of a minor

The provincial court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Bienvenu Irakoze to 10 years in prison and to pay compensation of 2 million Burundi francs for raping a 12-year-old girl. The

Politic

Burundi : the new CNL leaders want to crush Rwasa

The new governing bodies of the CNL announce ongoing investigations into property stolen by former members of the Political Bureau. Nestor Girukwishaka, current chairperson of the CNL party, indicated in