Posts From Jean Ntumwa
Mahama (Rwanda): lack of housing for new refugees
New refugees, especially Congolese, are struggling to find a place to stay in in the Mahama camp. The administration is building more than 500 new houses. INFO SOS Médias Burundi
Burundi : nationals of the 21 COMESA countries exempted from short-stay visa
The announcement was made in Bujumbura, the commercial city of Burundi on October 31 by Burundian President, Évariste Ndayishimiye. It was during the 23rd summit of heads of state and
Bujumbura : Batwa without arable land earn their living from begging
Batwa families who live in the villages overlooking the commercial city of Bujumbura do not have arable land like other categories of the Burundian population. They say that their old
Dzaleka (Malawi) : Armed robbery
Several gunshots rang out in Dzaleka camp on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. Gunmen robbed shops. INFO SOS Médias Burundi According to several witnesses, gunmen “in uniform resembling that
Rumonge: a loincloth seller killed by police officers
Belyse Nimpagaritse died at dawn on October 15, 2024 at the Rumonge hospital (southwest Burundi). Suspected of illegally selling loincloths, she was beaten by PNB (Burundi National Police) officers before
Bururi: a minor detained for desecration of graves
Jean Bosco Ciza, 13, is detained in the police cell in Bururi (southern Burundi) over “desecration of graves”. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Jean Bosco Ciza was arrested by Imbonerakure (members
Cibitoke : for having legalized the marriage of a man dressed as a karateka, an administration official was arrested
The councilor in charge of administration and social affairs of the Rugombo district, in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi) is imprisoned in the cell of the provincial police station for having
Vugizo – Makamba : meetings of certain political parties banned
The administrator of the Vugizo district in Makamba province (southern Burundi) is accused of political intolerance and of being harmful to democracy. This follows untimely bans on meetings of opposition
Bubanza: food prices continue to rise
The prices of food products are increasing overnight in Bubanza province (western Burundi). Consumers are complaining about these prices that continue to rise and are asking the administrative authorities to
Kayanza: even the paths are closed to prevent the border population from going to Rwanda
Residents including first and foremost all farmers of the Kabarore commune in Kayanza province (northern Burundi), ask the administration authorities to reopen the paths that were closed. The farmers say