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Bukinanyana : nearly thirty bodies wearing FARDC uniforms discovered in Kibira

At least 32 bodies of men wearing the uniform of the Congolese army, the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) were discovered in the Kibira natural reserve,

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Giharo: six people accused of desecrating the grave of an albino arrested

Six people are detained since Thursday, May 23 at the municipal police station in Giharo for desecration of the grave of an albino child. The incident took place on Mura

Security

Mpanda : a body found in a palm grove

The body of Emmanuel Hakizimana was found in a palm grove located in the Musenyi zone. It is in the district of Mpanda in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi).

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Bubanza : an Imbonerakure sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

A member of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD party, an employee of the Bubanza hospital (western Burundi), was tried for the murder of a young woman and was sentenced

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Fizi : clashes between Red-Tabara rebels and the Mai-Mai Yakutumba

On Wednesday, rebels from the armed group of Burundian origin Red-Tabara attacked different posts of the Mai-Mai Yakutumba located in Babengwa in the Lulenge sector and Mondo in the Ngandja

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DRC : Vital Kamerhe regains his position as speaker of the National Assembly

Vital Kamerhe, moral authority and national president of the political party Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC), was elected speaker of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The population of eastern

Society

Bujumbura: children victims of the high cost of living

Food prices are rising day by day making the life too expensive. Having enough food to eat is a problem for many families. Those who have young children now say

Society

Kirundo: two traders in custody for dry coffee

Leonidas Hakizumwami and Éric Hatungimana are detained since Tuesday after their arrest at the home of Leonidas Hakizumwami nicknamed Bitanagira. It is in the capital of the province of Kirundo,

Human Rights

Gitega : reporter Jean Noël Manirakiza of the Iwacu newspaper beaten up by the police

Jean Noël Manirakiza, correspondent for the Iwacu newspaper, was molested and his equipment confiscated by Évariste Habogorimana, the provincial police commissioner in Gitega (political capital). The Iwacu newspaper issued a

Society

Bujumbura : grumbles from local sorghum beer sellers

After a press release on security from the administrator of the urban district of Muha, in the commercial capital Bujumbura, ordering sellers of local sorghum beer to no longer let