Posts From Adam Ntwari

Refugees

Burundi : Suspension of trips to the United States and Canada for Congolese refugees in Burundi following the mpox epidemic

Hope has turned into uncertainty for hundreds of Congolese refugees who were on the lists of IOM (International Organization for Migration) awaiting relocation to Canada and the United States. Since

Society

Giharo – Rutana : more than 50 families in distress after being expropriated from their land

According to residents of Kibimba village in Giharo district, Rutana province (southeast Burundi), more than 50 families grouped in two cooperatives were expropriated from their land located in the Mukazye

Justice En

Gatumba Massacres : filing of several complaints for crimes against humanity and genocide

The Banyamulenge community living in Burundi and that of the diaspora commemorate on Tuesday the massacre of more than 160 Congolese that occurred on August 13, 2004 in Gatumba, about

Security

Vyanda: a man killed by his wife

An army retiree was killed on Wednesday’s night to Thursday morning on Gihinga hill, Vyanda commune in the southern Bururi province of Burundi). Administrative sources on this hill report that

Security

Cibitoke : 3 people found dead in 3 days in Buganda

In just three days, three bodies were found in the Nyamitanga and Ndava villages of Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Information gathered from security authorities speaks of a

Politic

Giharo : a former CNDD-FDD activist converted to the UPRONA party threatened with death

Théoneste Juma, a former CNDD-FDD activist, close to the late President Pierre Nkurunziza, is under death threats. Administration authorities and local CNDD-FDD officials are said to be behind these threats

Society

Bujumbura : severe lack of water in northern neighborhoods

Recently, parts of Bujumbura (commercial ĺcity) were under water, currently neighborhoods without a drop in the taps for weeks….It seems that if this city is not suffering from flooding, it

Health

Burundi : more than 25 cases of monkeypox detected

As of August 1, 2024, at least 26 cases of monkeypox had already been detected in the small East African nation. According to a report from the Ministry of Health

Justice En

Bubanza : a woman accused of murder sentenced to 20 years in prison

A woman, member of the women’s league of the CNDD-FDD party, living in village 5 of Gihanga district in Bubanza province (western Burundi) was sentenced by the First Instance Court

Environment

Kayanza : Deforestation of Kibira worries its residents

The natural forest of Kibira in its part of district of Matongo in Kayanza province (northern Burundi) is threatened. According to some sources, activists of the ruling party are cutting