Posts From David Irakoze

Governance

Diplomacy: reopening the borders betweenBurundi and Rwanda, not for soon

This announcement was made this Friday by Rosine Guilène Gatoni, spokesperson for President Évariste Ndayishimiye during a public conference, which was live on local media held in the province of

Human Rights

Buganda: a teacher kidnapped

Melchior Ndikumana, teacher at the Ndava-village, village and Ndava zone basic school in Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) was kidnapped during the night from Sunday to Monday. According

Justice En

Burundi/Buringa attack : the Iteka league draws a heavier toll than that of the government

On February 25, the RED-Tabara rebel movement based in the DRC claimed responsibility for an armed attack in Buringa. It is in Gihanga district in Bubanza province (western Burundi). While

Society

Burundi : basketball fans inconsolable after the disqualification of the Dynamo team from the Basketball Africa League

The Dynamo team arrived in Bujumbura on Thursday early in the afternoon. The basketball players of the Dynamo team encountered enormous difficulties. And that’s the least we can say. They

Economy

Kayanza : the mineral wealth is close to the poverty of the inhabitants

Residents of Kabarore and Muruta districts in Kayanza province (north of the country) say they live in poverty. They claim that their localities are full of rare earths and minerals

Security

Kirundo: death threats against those who oppose forced contributions in Ntega commune

Residents of the Murungurira zone, Ntega commune, who have not agreed to pay the contribution demanded by the commune administrator and the communal secretary of the CNDD-FDD party are all

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi): insecurity, everyone’s business

A report following the UNHCR investigation into the causes of growing crime in the Dzaleka camp has been made public within the camp. The document suggests that criminals must be

Economy

Rumonge : power cuts and load shedding paralyze economic activities

Residents, traders and financial institutions operating in Rumonge (southwest Burundi) say they are recording enormous losses. This is due to the instability of electricity in the province. Regideso, the only

Refugees

Rwanda : Congolese Tutsi refugees demonstrate against a probable genocide targeting them in the DRC

It is refugees from the Kiziba and Nkamira camps located respectively in the Karongi and Rubavu districts of the Western Province who demonstrated on Monday. They denounce a “genocide” committed

Justice En

Bunyoni affair: former prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed

Former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed to the second level of the Supreme Court on January 2, SOS Médias Burundi learned this Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The former Burundian