Posts From Jean Ntumwa
Ituri (DRC): the Congolese army and MONUSCO launch a joint offensive against armed groups
Troops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), supported by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), launched an offensive against the Zaire and CODECO gunmen* in
War in Eastern Congo : Uganda accused of supporting M23 rebels
A report by United Nations experts, published on July 8, 2024, confirms Uganda’s support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This document, produced by experts mandated by
Rugombo : a corpse discovered
It is farmers who discovered the corpse. It was lying on the edge of an irrigation canal on the 2nd avenue, Munyika I village, in Rugombo district in Cibitoke province
Rumonge : two journalists humiliated by Imbonerakure
On Saturday afternoon, journalists Gaspard Ndikumazambo and Timothée Ntaconayigize, from the Izere FM community radio, were manhandled by Imbonerakure (young people affiliated with the CNDD-FDD party). Our colleagues were victims
Uvira: 5 injured in a clash between Burundian soldiers and the Bafulero community militiamen
At least five young people who were part of the Bafulero community militiamen were injured during an altercation between them and Burundian soldiers stationed in the Rusizi plain in the
Kakuma (Kenya) : at least ten refugees killed in one week
These are killings which resulted from fights and attacks between the Burundian, Congolese and South Sudanese communities installed in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya. Four victims are of
North Kivu: Burundian citizen dismay after 30 years of refuge in Goma
The Goma city in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) hosts several Burundians. Some have found refuge there since the 90s. They indicate they are facing serious problems, including social
Ndayishimiye: from man of providence to a king without kingdom
Who does not remember the intense sighs of relief at the arrival of Evariste Nadayishimiye to power! Poorly elected certainly, with official results still in the drawers, four years after
Rumonge : four traders arrested for speculation
Ezechiel Mpawenimana, Mediatrice Irankunda, Bella Irakoze and Antoine Ntunzwenimana, all bar owners in the town center of the Magara zone, in Bugarama district in the Rumonge province (southwest Burundi), were
Rutana: heavy sentences for soldiers who refused to fight alongside the FARDC
Sentences ranging from 22 to 30 years in prison and fines of 500 US dollars were handed down against 272 soldiers who refused to fight against the M23 alongside the