Posts From Eric Irambona

Society

Buganda : two people seriously injured and several houses destroyed following torrential rains

Two people were injured, around a hundred houses destroyed and more than 500 hectares of crop fields damaged by torrential rains which fell in Nyamitanga village in the Ndava zone

Politic

Burundi : the ruling party defends its young people

Not all young people in the party are at fault, according to the secretary general of the ruling party. The Imbonerakure are very responsible and well prepared to replace those

Justice En

Giharo: three Imbonerakure arrested, after two weeks on the run, following a young man’s murder

Mateso, head of the Imbonerakure on Butezi hill, his deputy Gabriel Nyandwi known as Gasongo and Éric Baranzigiriza, member of the imbonerakure league, were arrested by the police this Monday

Politic

Photo of the week : towards a further deterioration of relations between Burundi and Rwanda?

President Évariste Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda last Friday of “maintaining and training Red Tabara rebels to kill elderly people, pregnant women and children”. He affirmed that they are fed, hosted, accommodated

Security

Gitega : one person killed, another found dead in a week

Déo Havyarimana was killed on Wednesday in Jenda village in the district and province of Gitega (central Burundi). And on Friday morning, the body of a certain Kama was discovered

Politic

Burundi : the national office of the CNL party invaded by the police, the SNR and Imbonerakure

The national headquarters of the opposition CNL party was surrounded all day last Saturday by elements of the police, the National Intelligence Service (SNR) and the Imbonerakure (members of the

Politic

Goma (electoral campaign) : Moïse Katumbi promises a special fund of five billion dollars to pacify North Kivu and Ituri

Moïse Katumbi continues his electoral campaign. After the province of Ituri, Moïse Katumbi and his allies Matata Ponyo and Seth Kikuni arrived this Thursday in the city of Goma, capital

Human Rights

Burundi : the CNIDH considers itself independent despite the doubts of human rights organizations

At the beginning of November, Human Rights Watch and IDHB (Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi) released a joint communication on the Independent National Commission for Human Rights in Burundi,

DRC En

DRC-Masisi : new violent fighting between the M23 and local armed groups in the Bashali chiefdom

Violent clashes between local armed groups and M23 rebels in the territory of Masisi in North Kivu have caused massive displacements of civilian populations since Sunday evening. According to the

Governance

RTNB-Burundi: a petition addressed to the Head of State requesting the release of salaries

The staff of the National Radio and Television of Burundi (RTNB) signed a petition addressed, Wednesday morning, to the Burundian Head of State, Évariste Ndayishimiye, asking the implementation of the