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Refugees

Tanzania : the UNHCR tries to reassure Burundian refugees

The High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is very concerned by press articles which have recently circulated in the national and international media concerning the forced repatriation of Burundian

Governance

Giharo: agricultural cooperatives expropriated from their properties denounce corruption mixed with political motives

Farmers and agricultural cooperatives from Giharo commune, Rutana province (south-eastern Burundi) accuse the head of the provincial directorate of environment, agriculture and livestock (BPEAE) of distributing land in the developed

Security

Cibitoke: four people killed by hippos in one month

People who engage in the illicit fuel trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring it to Burundi via the Rusizi River run the risk of being snatched by

Security

Nyanza-Lac : one person killed in clashes between police and motorcycle taxi riders

A man was killed during clashes between police officers and motorcycle taxi riders in Mukubano village, Muyange zone, Nyanza-Lac district in Makamba province (southern Burundi). INFO SOS Médias Burundi This

Health

Burundi: in vitro fertilization, a subject of controversy among certain couples of believers

Extracorporeal fertilization is not unanimous among certain believers in Burundi for whom the work of procreation must remain exclusively reserved “to the Creator”. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A woman from

Opinion

Burundi : the new powers of the CVR, a serious violation of the Constitution (lawyer Janvier Bigirimana)

The bill endowing the CVR with powers to render decisions not subject to legal appeal in matters of land and other property constitutes a flagrant violation of the Constitution and

Society

Bujumbura : children displaced following floods take the national test in difficult conditions

From June 4 to 6, 2024, the national test takes place in Burundi for 9th grade pupils. The 2023-2024 edition takes place in 907 centers. A Mubimbi center in the

Human Rights

Cibitoke : a trader under torture for five days in the cell of the National Intelligence Service

Jean Claude Bizimana alias Vyagizimana, a trader from Munyuka village, is detained in the cell of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Cibitoke where he is subjected to acts of

DRC En

North Kivu (DRC) : dozens of displaced women were raped in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo

There are 28 recent cases of women who fled the fighting in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo and who accused local militias maintained by the Congolese authorities known as

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a woman raped

A Burundian woman refugee at the Nduta camp in Tanzania was raped by three men. According to the victim, her rapists spoke Igiha, a Tanzanian dialect. She is undergoing intensive