Posts From Jean Ntumwa
DRC : start of the trial against M23 leaders
Congolese authorities opened a trial in absentia on Wednesday against about twenty leaders and allies of the M23 in the DRC. At the top, Corneille Nangaa, former president of the
Cibitoke : authorities launch a manhunt against traffickers of untraceable fuel
At least 10 traffickers were arrested and more than 10 thousand liters of fuel seized on Wednesday. The governor of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), Carême Bizoza, has launched a manhunt against
Nduta (Tanzania): a newborn narrowly escapes death
A newborn baby was thrown into a latrine by their mother on Monday at the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania. The neighbors who rescued them were alerted by their cries.
Kayogoro : 4 people detained in a defetishism case
Three men and a woman have been detained in the cells of the Makamba provincial prosecutor’s office (southern Burundi) since Thursday. They were transferred there after having stayed for 7
Mugamba : a mysterious disease has already killed one person
A disease not yet identified caused the population to panic in the district of Mugamba in the province of Bururi in the south of Burundi. It has already made a
Nyiragongo : the assassination of three people from the same family leads the population into the streets
Angry demonstrators barricaded certain main arteries in some neighborhoods in the northern part of the city of Goma (capital of North Kivu) and the territory of Nyiragongo. Demonstrators demand the
Rumonge : residents overwhelmed by an endless water shortage
Residents in the town of Rumonge (southwest of the country) say they are overwhelmed. For more than four days, all taps have been dry. They are forced to draw water
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): closing of the last small market in the camp
The only small and last market remaining in the Burundian refugee area was temporarily closed, which is seen by refugees as yet another way of pushing them into forced repatriation.
Bubanza: consumers of Brarudi products denounce the administration’s inaction in the face of speculation
At a time when drinks from the Brasserie et lemonaderies du Burundi (Brarudi) remain rare in the Bubanza province (western Burundi), consumers accuse the governor of not controlling prices. The
Rumonge : four Imbonerakure appeared in a case of machete attack which left one dead
Janvier Ndereyimana, 24 years old, Adolphe Kwizerimana, 20 years old, Fulgence Iradukunda, 27 years old and Samuel Nzoyihaya, a 17-year-old minor, all members of the CNDD-FDD youth league, the Imbonerakure,