Posts From Jean Ntumwa

Society

Burundi : the price of unobtainable sugar multiplied by almost three times

The price of a kg of sugar for the retailer goes to 8000 Burundi francs while it was bought at 3500. The Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO), the only state company

Human Rights

Cibitoke: more than 150 detainees in a custody with a capacity of 40

With a capacity of 40 detainees, the custody of the provincial police station of Cibitoke (north-west Burundi) housed, until Friday, September 6, 159 people, including a dozen minors. The prison

Justice En

Kayogoro: a woman in detention for infanticide

Gloriose Ntirampeba, 35, was arrested this Tuesday, September 3 at her home on Mugeni hill in the commune of Kayogoro in Makamba province in southern Burundi. According to a police

Éducation

Burundi: 32% is the required score for admission to post-fundemental education

Of the 79,847 students who took the national competition this year, the success rate is 79.8%, according to the Burundian Minister in charge of education. François Havyarimana announced that the

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): a young refugee killed in a road accident

A 13-year-old refugee died in a road accident this Tuesday morning at the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta. The vehicle that hit him has not been identified. The police say

Politic

Kayanza: forced contributions requested by the CNDD-FDD party

In Kayanza province in northern Burundi, the population is forced to contribute by force to the fundraising campaign of the presidential party for legislative election due in 2025. Each household

Refugees

Nduta : More than 70 Burundian refugees detained in Kibondo district dungeons

More than 70 Burundian refugees are detained in the dungeons of Kibondo district in northwestern Tanzania. All are occupants of the Nduta camp set up in this district. These refugees

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : threat of uncleanness related diseases at the main market

Fruit sellers at the Makamba market (south of the country) say they fear contracting diseases linked to unsanitary conditions, just like their customers. The garbage dump of this market next

Human Rights

Makamba-Rutana: the ruling party launches a forced fundraising campaign

Residents of Rutana and Makamba provinces (southeast of Burundi) are called upon to respond to the CNDD-FDD party’s fundraising campaign for the elections due in 2025. Members of the ruling

Health

DRC: the government committed to the fight against the Monkeypox virus which has already caused the death of 548 people

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa spoke with Samuel Roger Kamba Mulamba, the Minister of Health and Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC*, the health agency of the African Union, on