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Bujumbura: the high cost of living negatively affects breastfeeding

Many pregnant and breastfeeding women met in August 2024 in the northern neighborhoods of Bujumbura town such as Mutakura, Buterere, Ngagara and Cibitoke say they do not eat enough to

Governance

Gitega: cheating in granting the national identity card as 2025 elections approach

During a meeting to prepare the establishment of members of the independent communal electoral commissions (CECI) held Thursday in the political capital Gitega, Monseigneur Évariste Nijimbere, bishop of the Anglican

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Photo of theweek : President Neva wants to transform all civil servants into street cleaners

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye announced Saturday that he intends to transform all civil servants into street cleaners with the exception of doctors and judges starting next week. He said he

Politic

Mitakataka : Manassé Nzobonimpa admits to having erased symbols of the Frodebu party

Manassé Nzobonimpa says he ordered the erasure of the symbols of the Sahwanya Frodebu party in the Mitakataka zone in the district and province of Bubanza (western Burundi). Former member

Security

Vyanda: a man killed by his wife

An army retiree was killed on Wednesday’s night to Thursday morning on Gihinga hill, Vyanda commune in the southern Bururi province of Burundi). Administrative sources on this hill report that

Governance

Bujumbura: President Neva wants to transform all civil servants into street cleaners

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye announced Saturday that he intends to transform all civil servants into street cleaners with the exception of doctors and judges starting next week. He said he

Refugees

Tanzania : Burundian authorities want to repatriate refugees at all costs

A Burundian-Tanzanian delegation visited two Burundian refugee camps in Nduta and Nyarugusu this week. The message was unique : return before December 2024. However, most of those concerned do not

Human Rights

Mahama (Rwanda): the Congolese community commemorated “the genocide” committed against the “Tutsis”

Congolese refugees in Rwanda remembered this Thursday the killing of their “Tutsi” community which occured more than 20 years ago. They speak of “genocide” committed against the “Banyamulenge” and all

Justice En

Gitega : a police officer in detention after killing cows

Majorique Irankunda, a police officer, was arrested on the morning of Monday, August 5. A police source indicates that he is held in the provincial police station cell. He is

Security

Cibitoke : 3 people found dead in 3 days in Buganda

In just three days, three bodies were found in the Nyamitanga and Ndava villages of Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Information gathered from security authorities speaks of a