Posts From David Irakoze
Gitega : a man in detention for murder
Jean Bosco Ntakarutimana has been detained in a police cell in the political capital Gitega since November 5. He is suspected of murder. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The detainee was
Rumonge: launch of the appeal trial of the 272 Burundian soldiers who refused to fight alongside FARDC
This Tuesday will open in Rumonge (southwest of Burundi), the appeal trial of 272 Burundian soldiers who denied to go and fight alongside the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic
Cibitoke : a police officer shot a resident at point-blank range, seriously injuring him
Gédéon Nzitonda, a public transport bus driver, was seriously injured on Friday around 9 p.m. when a police officer intentionally shot him. The incident occurred in the town center of
Mahama (Rwanda) : worrying refugee census
The General Directorate of Immigration and Emigration organized a re-verification census of refugees at the Mahama camp in Rwanda. The objective is to update the data according to the Rwandan
Muyinga : a man killed by a policewoman
The crime occurred on Wednesday at nightfall, in the locality of Gatongati. It is in the Rugari zone, in the district and province of Muyinga (northeast Burundi). Residents attacked the
Cibitoke: the health district chief accused of favoritism in the granting of training
The health centers managers in the communes of Buganda and Rugombo in the health district of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) are angry against the head doctor of the Cibitoke health district.
Muyinga : intelligence has kidnapped a former refugee who returned from Rwanda
Karangwa, in his forties, has been missing since September 20. He was kidnapped from his home in the locality of Kijumbura in the district of Giteranyi in the province of
Uvira : due to lack of schools for their children, some Burundian asylum seekers opt for repatriation
Burundians living in the transit camps of Kamvimvira and Sange in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are asking the UNHCR to
Cibitoke: 4 members of a political party abducted
The leader of the CDP party (Council of Patriots) in the new province of Bujumbura and three other members of this party have been missing since Sunday, September 15. The
Ngozi: Musasa refugee camp gets a new maternity building
The Congolese refugee camp of Musasa in the province of Ngozi in northern Burundi has a new maternity building. Congolese refugees, like other inhabitants of the Musasa area, say they