Posts From Jean Ntumwa

Politic

Bujumbura: EAC heads of state call again for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo

In a most extraordinary way, the heads of the East African community members states met in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, this Saturday, February 4, 2023. The security situation

Security

Ituri: nearly 140 civilians killed in January 2023

The figures were presented by the civil society in Ituri province in eastern DRC. The victims were killed in different localities of the province in attacks by armed groups. INFO

Economy

Bujumbura : Bwiza zone chief in detention

Salvator Mudogi, chief of the Bwiza zone in the city of Bujumbura, the commercial capital, has been jailed in the intelligence service. He is accused of acts of economic embezzlement.

Human Rights

Burundi: IDHB notes a precarious lull and a fierce struggle at the top of the regime

The Initiative for Human Rights in Burundi, IDHB, has released its annual report describing a fierce struggle at the top of the Burundian administration which seems to hide a lull

Governance

Rumonge : wakuu wapya wa tarafa bado kuanza rasmi jukumu lao. Huduma zinajikokota

Wakaazi wa tarafa za Rumonge, Bugarama na Buyengero mkoani Rumonge (kusini magharibi mwa Burundi) wanasema kuwa hawana haki za kupata baadhi ya karatasi kwa zaidi ya mwezi mmoja. Wanaomba waanze

Security

Masisi : FARDC try to dislodge M23, but the rebel group defies them

On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, violent fighting opposed the Congolese army to M23 rebels in several localities in the territory of Masisi in the province of North Kivu in eastern

Security

Rwanda-DRC: all Rwandan army officers assigned to regional mechanisms recalled

Rwanda on Tuesday recalled all its officers deployed in various regional mechanisms, on the Congolese soil following a decision by Kinshasa to expel Rwandan officers assigned to the EAC force

Security

Ntega : wanawake tisa waliuwawa na waume zao kwa kipindi cha mwaka mmoja

Wakaazi wa tarafa ya Ntega mkoani Kirundo (kaskazini mwa Burundi) waliomba adhabu ya kunyongwa iweze kurudishwa kwa ajili ya kushughulikia watu wote wanaofanya mauwaji. Ombi hilo limejiri baada ya mauwaji

Human Rights

Photo of the week : Congolese refugees refer to embassies in Kigali

Representatives of more than 70,000 Congolese refugees living in Rwanda on Monday (January 23rd) submitted a petition to various embassies in Kigali, calling on the international community to help end

Governance

Rutana: the prosecutor of Rutana and the former head of the SNR under legal proceedings

The public prosecutor in the province of Rutana (south-east of Burundi) is being prosecuted for failing to assist a person in danger as the former head of the national intelligence