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Burundi: a priest calls for the resignation of authorities insensitive to the misfortunes of citizens
“A good shepherd is one having more pity on his flock.” A reminder made last Sunday at the Regina Mundi Cathedral by Father Viateur Ntarataze. The prelate denounced the speech
Nduta (Tanzania) : around fifty refugees in prison for violating the curfew
They were arrested at different times. Some are accused of undermining public authority. They fear being repatriated by force. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The curfew which is causing victims was
DRC : a new local rebel group is said to have allied itself with the M23
The Lombi community of Tshopo province sent a memorandum to the provincial governor, expressing concerns about a likely coalition between a local rebel group and the March 23 Movement (M23).
Rumonge : nearly 130 health agents demand arrears of 3 to 10 months of salary
Employees under contract in five new health centers located in the districts of Rumonge, Burambi and Buyengero are demanding 10 months of salary. Staff under contract in the two former
Makamba : Burundians banned from obtaining fuel in Tanzania
Since the beginning of July, Burundians who stock up on fuel at petrol stations in Tanzania have no longer been received. Tanzanian authorities tell them that the fuel they have
Mabayi: an Imbonerakure killed
The body of Ferdinand Hatungimana, (35 years old) – member of the CNDD-FDD youth league, was found last Sunday in Manyama village in the district of Mabayi in the province
Rumonge: death of a man
The body of Venant Niyongabo (39 years ) was seen at the CRC (Community Recreation Center), a bar near the Birimba neighborhood, in the provincial capital of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi)
Gatumba: Burundian authorities seize fuel from Congo which has become their bulwark
A Burundian soldiers and policemen team seized at least a thousand cans of gasoline on July 18 in Gatumba, on the border between Burundi and the DRC. Local civil society
Nakivale (Uganda): suspicion between the Burundian and Rwandan communities
The Burundian and Rwandan communities glower at each other at the Uganda’s Nakivale camp. The tension was heightened when a Burundian refugee was arrested at the request of a Rwandan
Bukinanyana: a sixty-year-old hacked to death with a machete
Collette Nduwimana, 69, was murdered with a machete on the night of July 20 to 21. The incident occured in Myave locality, Ndora zone, Bukinanyana commune in Cibitoke province (northwest