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Security

Rumonge : a man missing after being arrested by intelligence

Fleury Niyonkomezi has been missing since Wednesday, October 23. This activist of the opposition CNL party and at the same time evangelist within the local church EUSEBU (Church for the

Human Rights

Bujumbura : Batwa without arable land earn their living from begging

Batwa families who live in the villages overlooking the commercial city of Bujumbura do not have arable land like other categories of the Burundian population. They say that their old

Health

Gitega : two Mpox cases reported at the most populated prison whereas the number of patients increases in the province

Two detainees with Mpox were recently listed in tye central prison of Gitega (political capital). They are receiving care at the regional hospital. At the same time, cases multiply in

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Minembwe: Arrest of a sixty-year-old following the missing of a drone-FARDC

Zachée Runezerwa (65 years old) is detained in a Congolese army’s container since October 22 after his arrest at Runundu-Minembwe in the territory of Fizi, in South Kivu province, eastern

Politic

Cibitoke : Voter registration entrusted only to CNDD-FDD members

The 2025 elections worry opposition political parties. In Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi), all census agents campaign for the CNDD-FDD, the ruling party. Opposition party leaders are crying foul. The provincial

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Bururi : three judges released

Léonard Nizigiyimana, Irène Mukeshimana and Antoine Ngendakumana, three judges of the First Instance Court of Bururi (southern Burundi) were released by the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic on Tuesday,

Politic

Burundi : opposition parties denounce the “opacity” surrounding the electoral process

The CNL, Frodebu and CODEBU parties deplore what they call “opacity” in the management of the ongoing electoral process in Burundi. They denounce a process riddled with many irregularities and

Health

Kayanza : at least 16 people bitten by stray dogs

At least 16 people from the districts of Kayanza, Gatara and Muruta in Kayanza province (northern Burundi) have been bitten by stray dogs. The population speaks of panic “especially since

Society

Makamba-Rutana : farmers complain about the lack of agricultural inputs

Overall, farmers in the provinces of Makamba and Rutana (southeastern Burundi) say that they have not yet been supplied with agricultural inputs for the A growing season. This is causing

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Bubanza : arrest followed by detention of the former provincial representative of the Imbonerakure

Méthode Uwimana, former representative of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD, the Imbonerakure in Bubanza province (western Burundi) is held in the dungeon of the provincial police station. He was