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Photo of the week : Burundian employees unable to meet their basic needs according to two local labor union confederations
The CSB (Confederation of Free Labor Unions of Burundi) and the COSYBU (Confederation of Labor Unions of Burundi) deplore the current economic situation with insufficient income among workers. The two
Cibitoke : controversy over the ban on the sale of grilled corn along the roads
A lively controversy pits farmers in the province of Cibitoke, located in northwestern Burundi, against the provincial administration, after the governor’s decision to ban the sale of grilled corn on
Burunga : 50 opponents removed from the list of candidates for district councils
The fifty candidates had been proposed by the new political coalition “Burundi Bwa Bose”. The Provincial Electoral Commission gives two major reasons : the lack of signature on the CVs
Rumonge : a man arrested for the rape of a minor
During the night of Friday to Saturday, Fenja Nibogora was arrested by members of the joint security committee in Kanyenkoko village, in the city of Rumonge, in southwest Burundi. This
Meheba (Zambia) : the World Bank at the bedside of refugees
The World Bank has approved a grant of 30 million US dollars to improve living conditions of refugees and host communities in Zambia. The Meheba camp is directly concerned by
Makamba : soaring prices hamper end-of-year festivities
Residents of Makamba province, located in southern Burundi, express their disappointment at a Christmas celebration disrupted by a sharp rise in the prices of food, beverages and clothing. They torch
Kirundo : CNDD-FDD activists divided by an assassination case
Two factions of the CNDD-FDD party in the province of Kirundo (northern Burundi) seem to be at loggerheads, following an assassination case involving a district party official and member of
Goma : FARDC accuses M23 of serious human rights violations, which the rebel group denies
The Congolese army accused the M23 on Wednesday of using civilians as human shields in the fighting between this rebel group and the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic
Minembwe : several deaths in the hostilities between the FARDC and Twirwaneho
Violent fighting broke out between the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Twirwaneho armed group. They took place in Minembwe in the province of South
Burundi : employees unable to meet their basic needs according to two local labor union confederations
The CSB (Confederation of Free Labor Unions of Burundi) and the COSYBU (Confederation of Labor Unions of Burundi) deplore the current economic situation with insufficient income among workers. The two