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Photo of the week : travelers forced to pay bribes to cross the border easily
Congolese people crossing the Gatumba-Kavimvira border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are lamenting. Burundian immigration officers are asking them to pay money to be able to
Kinama-Bwagiriza : schools in danger in Congolese refugee camps
The refugee camps of Kinama in Muyinga province in northeastern Burundi and Bwagiriza in Ruyigi province (east) are home to more than 15,000 Congolese refugees fleeing insecurity in the east
Rumonge : the provincial court sentenced a young man who killed his nephew to 20 years in jail
Ernest Ndayikeza was tried at the end of a flagrant trial on Saturday. It took place at the Rumonge First Instance Court (southwest Burundi). INFO SOS Médias Burundi Ernest Ndayikeza,
Rugombo : a man killed by gunmen
The body of Phenias Nteziryayo was found on Saturday morning.This forty-year-old from the locality of Mparambo II, in the district of Rugombo in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) was
Mulongwe: Refugees worried about the spread of cholera
Burundian refugees in Mulongwe camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they are at high risk of the disease, which is spreading very quickly. Nearly 100 cases have been
Kayanza: Farmers complain about lack of fertilizers
For four months, the inhabitants of Kayanza (northern Burundi) have not been supplied with fertilizers, such as Urea. However, they claim to have paid the required advances and do not
Gatumba : travelers forced to pay bribes to cross the border easily
Congolese people crossing the Gatumba-Kavimvira border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are lamenting. Burundian immigration officers are asking them to pay money to be able to
Dzaleka (Malawi) : police demolish two refugee homes
Malawi police accuse two Ethiopian refugees of harboring armed bandits. Their homes were demolished on Monday. Dzaleka camp has been the scene of armed robberies recently. INFO SOS Médias Burundi
Kayanza : a bank agent sentenced to five years in prison for insulting the presidential couple
Jacques Ntakirutimana was sentenced by the Kayanza Court (northern Burundi) in a flagrante delicto trial on Tuesday. This BGF (Bank of Management and Financing) agent was accused of insulting the
Burundi : Batwa minority girls increasingly attend the university education
Batwa girls are delighted that they are admitted to public and private universities in Burundi. They indicate that the ministry in charge of solidarity, headed by their colleague, is taking