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Security

Rugombo : a corpse discovered

It is farmers who discovered the corpse. It was lying on the edge of an irrigation canal on the 2nd avenue, Munyika I village, in Rugombo district in Cibitoke province

Security

Rumonge: a woman injured, her son killed in a machete attack

A young boy was killed, his head cut off and his mother injured with a machete by unidentified people on Gashasha hill in the Kigwena zone of the Rumonge commune

DRC En

Uvira: the fuel crisis in Burundi is driving up its price in Congo

Since July 5, gasoline cost has gone up in Uvira, in the province of South Kivu, eastern DRC. A liter costs 8,000 Congolese francs, up from 3000 francs. For good

Justice En

North Kivu : 25 Congolese soldiers sentenced to the death penalty

The North Kivu garrison Military Court has delivered its verdict in a case involving 27 elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and 4 civilians.

Human Rights

Rumonge : two journalists humiliated by Imbonerakure

On Saturday afternoon, journalists Gaspard Ndikumazambo and Timothée Ntaconayigize, from the Izere FM community radio, were manhandled by Imbonerakure (young people affiliated with the CNDD-FDD party). Our colleagues were victims

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : three Burundian refugees killed in a road accident

The tragedy occurred on Friday. Refugees are demanding rigorous police control in the granting of driving licenses, especially for motorcyclists. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The accident took place in the

Security

Lubero : more than 20 people including humanitarian workers killed by local young people

According to the local civil society, at least 17 civilians including humanitarian workers have been killed in the Lubero territory in the North Kivu province in the east of the

Médias

Burundi: a new leadership at the head of the CNC

The only candidate for the post of president of the National Communication Council, Espérance Ndayizeye was unanimously elected this Thursday. She replaces Vestine Nahimana as president of the Burundi’s regulatory

Security

Uvira: 5 injured in a clash between Burundian soldiers and the Bafulero community militiamen

At least five young people who were part of the Bafulero community militiamen were injured during an altercation between them and Burundian soldiers stationed in the Rusizi plain in the

Society

Makamba: teachers againstschool principals’ forced collection of money

The teachers in the Provincial Directorate of Education of Makamba (southern Burundi) are against the collection of a contribution ranging from 4,000 to 14,000 Burundian francs in the communal directorates