Posts From Jean Ntumwa
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): three health centers closed
Neither the UNHCR nor the camp administration has provided any explanations to the refugees for the closure of the three health facilities. Refugees speak of coercion for forced repatriation. INFO
Burundi: ministerial reshuffle
Four new ministers were appointed on Monday: that of public health Lyduine Baradahana, that of the environment, agriculture and livestock Prosper Dodiko, that of the civil service Venuste Muyabaga as
North Kivu: part of the Busanza groupment annexed by Uganda ?
Residents of the Busanza groupement in the Rutshuru territory in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) say Uganda has moved boundary markers marking the border between this country and the
DRC : the standoff between President Tshisekedi and the M23 is not ready to end
On Wednesday September 20, 2023, the Congolese president declared to the press in New York that he does not intend to dialogue with the M23 rebels. The latter seems to
Cibitoke: 6 soldiers arrested after a confrontation with Imbonerakure
The 6 army officers were posted at Ruhagarika station, Buganda commune Cibitoke province, northwest Burundi. That is near the Rusizi River separating Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Five
Burundi: authorities say they don’t need dollars but prevent a women’s conference from being held to keep them
This Sunday an international conference of Christian women should end in the commercial city Bujumbura. But it did not take place, with the Burundian authorities explaining that the organizers were
Burundi: the price of chemical fertilizers revised upwards
The government of Burundi has raised the price of fertilizers. That is what the minister of agriculture indicated during a press briefing on Thursday, September 14.Sanctus Niragira wanted to clarify
Burundi : Burundian authorities canceled an international conference of Christian women
Burundian authorities announced Thursday the suspension of an international conference of Christian women. It had been prepared by an organization led by an Apostle of Rwandan origin. The minister in
Gihanga : a septuagenarian killed
An old woman, aged 75 years, was beheaded in Rugunga village, Gihanga district, Bubanza province (western Burundi) by people who have not yet been identified. The police have already apprehended
Makamba : big losses among sugar wholesale traders who are abandoning this trade
The sugar wholesale traders announced that they were stopping this activity during a meeting with the governor of Makamba (southern Burundi) last Wednesday. They indicate losing up to 800 Burundi