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Diplomacy

Bujumbura: Brief secret visit of the Congolese president to Burundi

Antoine Félix Tshisekedi made a two-hour visit to Burundi this Sunday. He was received by the Burundian head of state, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Nothing has leaked about this visit, which comes

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a camp turning into a savannah?

The Nduta camp in Tanzania, which hosts more than 58,000 Burundian refugees, seems to be gradually transforming into a savannah or a natural reserve. This situation, a direct consequence of

Society

Kayanza : increase in prices of basic necessities as the end-of-year holidays approach

The population of the province of Kayanza, located in northern Burundi, is facing a surge in prices of basic necessities as the end-of-year festivities approach. Despite a letter from the

Criminalité

Rumonge : an alleged thief shot dead by a soldier

A soldier assigned to CECADM (Savings and Credit Cooperative for the Self-Development of Military Personnel), Rumonge branch (southwest Burundi), shot a man at point-blank range, who died on the spot

Society

Bubanza : CNDD-FDD favoritism in the distribution of fertilizers

Farmers in the district of Bubanza (western Burundi) are sounding the alarm over a critical situation : the shortage of FOMI (organo-mineral fertilizers) chemical fertilizers of the urea type. According

Society

Buganda : a fuel seller commits suicide after the seizure of his quantities by the police

André Ndayambaje, 35 years old, died on Thursday. This man from the locality of Nyamitanga in the district of Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) committed suicide after

Refugees

Burundi : reduced medical surveillance, massive resettlement of Congolese refugees mixed with concerns with the election of Trump

Since last August, the IOM (International Organization for Migration)-Burundi office, has put in place temporary 21-day medical surveillance measures for refugees en route to the United States, in response to

Society

Bujumbura : several bars and hotels closed

The administrator of the urban district of Ntahangwa in the north of the commercial city of Bujumbura has permanently closed 33 bars and hotels. They are accused of speculating on

Criminalité

Gitega : the province is increasingly becoming a cemetery

An eighth body was found on Thursday in the province of Gitega (central Burundi) in just one month. It was discovered in the provincial town center, at the same time

Refugees

Nyarugusu : a refugee sentenced to 20 years for rape

A refugee from the Nyarugusu refugee camp located in northwestern Tanzania was recently sentenced to 20 years of criminal imprisonment, announced on December 17, Philemon Makungu, the police commander in