Posts From Adam Ntwari

Economy

Bujumbura : effects of the fuel shortage on transport are worsening

It has been three weeks since public transport in the commercial capital Bujumbura has been paralyzed. Originally, petroleum products were rare, especially fuel oil. At bus stops, passengers desperately wait

Justice En

Bubanza : an imbonerakure sentenced to ten years in prison for rape of a minor

The provincial court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Bienvenu Irakoze to 10 years in prison and to pay compensation of 2 million Burundi francs for raping a 12-year-old girl. The

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : skin cancer, a threat to albinos

A team of doctors from a Ugandan organization of people living with albinism visited Nakivale camp to diagnose skin cancer. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A total of fifty-two refugees, including

Security

Cibitoke : the hunt for CNL members is in full swing

Members of the opposition CNL party say they are being persecuted. Four members were arrested in less than a month. Officials of this party point the finger at the National

Security

Mpanda : an Imbonerakure killed by his peers

Claude Nahayo, member of the CNDD-FDD youth league, was strangled by his peers on Sunday night around 11 p.m. Six Imbonerakure are detained by the Mpanda police in Bubanza province

Security

Burundi : two opponents kidnapped and detained in an undisclosed location

Agnès Nibirantije and Jacqueline Uwizeye were respectively kidnapped last Sunday and on Wednesday evening. The first is the representative of the women’s league of the CNL party in Kayanza (northern

Security

Gihanga : three police officers arrested in possession of fraudulent goods

Three police officers in a vehicle were arrested and goods in their possession seized by their colleagues. They only stopped the car after warning shots were fired this Sunday evening

Human Rights

Gitega: President Neva does not regret having wanted homosexuals to be stoned and still wants it

The Burundian president reiterated Friday that he does not regret his comments on same-sex marriage. He insisted, on the celebration of the day dedicated to women’s rights, that he is

Justice En

Mbuye (Muramvya): the family of Oscar Mbonihankuye, killed by Imbonerakure for not having participated in community work, is demanding his body

Oscar Mbonihankuye, 60, was arrested, tortured and then thrown into the Mubarazi River by Imbonerakure more than two weeks ago. According to our sources, the incident took place on Musama

Politic

Gitega : a short arrest of members of the CNL party that leaves questions

Methuselah Nijimbere, Pascal Nyambere and Nestor Ciza were arrested Thursday early in the afternoon by Imbonerakure (members of the CNDD-FDD youth league) and the police then taken to the dungeons