Posts From Jean Ntumwa

Politic

Buyengero : access to the market conditioned by the contribution for the 2025 legislative elections

Inhabitants of the Mudende zone in the district of Buyengero in the province of Rumonge (southwest Burundi) denounce contributions collected by local administration officials and representatives of the CNDD-FDD. Access

Refugees

Rwanda : the sport supposed to unite refugees risks going wrong

The ministry in charge of refugees and the UNHCR organized inter-camp sports games for refugees to promote love, understanding and solidarity among them. Different disciplines were scheduled at the Mahama

Security

DRC (Fizi) : residents denounce barriers erected by the Mai-Mai Yakutumba

In the territory of Fizi in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mai-Mai, an armed group operating in this territory, threaten the

Security

Cibitoke: 23 gold miners arrested

23 gold miners from the communes of Mabayi and Bukinanyana in the Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) are detained in the local office of SNR (National Intelligence Service). The provincial governor

Economy

South: dizzying rise in the price of transport tickets

The rise in the price of transport tickets is an unprecedented due to the fuel shortage.For example, the transport ticket for Bururi- Rumonge ride is currently 20,000 Burundian francs while

Society

Musasa: lack of water in the Congolese refugee camp

The Musasa refugee camp is passing through hard time. Its water pump is not working for lack of fuel, triggering dispair and a feeling of threat among the site’s occupants

Justice En

Bururi: Binyoro zone chief detained

Spès Nemerimana, the head of the Binyuro zone in Vyanda commune, Bururi province (southern Burundi) is detained in the police cell in the provincial capital since August 16, 2024. She

Justice En

Bubanza : Floriane Irangabiye speaks of a happy event and relief after her release from prison

I am very happy because I have just been reunited with my family, declared journalist Floriane Irangabiye after her release from prison on Friday afternoon. The CNIDH (National Independent Human

Society

Mugera : the Catholic Church wants free elections and calls on Burundians to avoid exclusion

The Catholic Church in Burundi remains concerned about the organization of free, transparent and democratic elections, announced Mgr Bonaventure Nahimana, Archbishop of Gitega on Thursday. This was on the sidelines

Justice En

Gitega: insufficient food ration at the central prison

For more than a month, the 1,729 inmates of the central prison of Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, have not had sufficient rations. According to sources within the prison,