Posts From Leila Keza

Human Rights

Gitega : a person kidnapped and tortured by a local administration officer in complicity with Imbonerakure

Asman Rwasa, 32 years old, was kidnapped and then tortured by the Yoba neighborhood chief in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, with the complicity of certain Imbonerakure (members of

Environment

Mabayi : a gold miner missing and 15 others rescued from a pit on a mining site

A gold miner remains untraceable and 15 others were rescued from a pit on a mining site on Tuesday in the district of Mabayi in the province of Cibitoke (northwest

Médias

Burundi: a new leadership at the head of the CNC

The only candidate for the post of president of the National Communication Council, Espérance Ndayizeye was unanimously elected this Thursday. She replaces Vestine Nahimana as president of the Burundi’s regulatory

Refugees

Tanzania : more than 30 refugees pushed back and 2 women arrested

Burundian refugees, most of whom lived in Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania, were returned to Burundi. They were turned away because they did not have identification documents. In the Nduta camp,

Security

Rumonge : a body floating on Lake Tanganyika discovered

The body of Emmanuel Nduwimana (46 years old) was found very close to the commercial port of Rumonge on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. His corpse was floating on the waters

Opinion

BAREGEYA’S DREAMS : Killing your children to accuse Rwanda, dear ridicule, when will you kill?

For almost two decades, the ruling party in Burundi has only created enemies who are not really ones. Corpses in lakes and rivers, grenades in public squares, in bars or

Governance

Burundi: the President of the National Assembly prohibits deputies from denouncing the current crisis

The lower house of the Burundian parliament on Thursday passed the general State’s budget for 2024-2025 financial year. Some deputies have denounced since Wednesday when the Vice- President of the

Refugees

Photos of theweek : the UNHCR tries to reassure Burundian refugees

The High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is very concerned by press articles which have recently circulated in the national and international media concerning the forced repatriation of Burundian

Security

Kirundo : a church pastor suspected of espionage in detention

Amon Binagana, pastor of the Free Methodist Church of Kajaga in Mutimbuzi district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, has been detained in Kirundo (north) since May. He is accused of espionage

Governance

Bururi: listening to media in exile remains an offense

The director of the Murehe Communal High School in the province of Bururi (southern Burundi), Germain Ntakarutimana, spent a night in detention for having listened to the Humura shows of