Posts From Leila Keza

Human Rights

Rumonge : trafficking of young girls in Kigwena

At least five girls have been victims of this “trafficking” since the beginning of this year in the Kigwena zone of the Rumonge district and province (southwest Burundi). The parents

Politic

Bujumbura: the husband of the sister of the opponent Aimé Magera arrested like his wife

He was apprehended in unclear circumstances after receiving a call from an Imbonerakure (member of the CNDD-FDD youth league). He is reportedly detained in the same place as his wife.

Security

Rumonge : remains of a human body discovered

Remains of a human body were found in a house located in Nkayamba village in the Rumonge district and province (southwest Burundi). The discovery took place in the afternoon of

Justice En

Kirundo : two traders convicted of harming the national economy

Two years of penal servitude and a fine of one million Burundi francs each is the sentence that the First Instance Court of Kirundo (northern Burundi) imposed on two traders

Justice En

Bubanza : an Imbonerakure sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

A member of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD party, an employee of the Bubanza hospital (western Burundi), was tried for the murder of a young woman and was sentenced

Security

Cibitoke: a teenage peanut seller killed in Mugina

The body of a young man selling peanuts was discovered this Monday, May 20 on the Mubere sub-hill of the Rugajo hill and zone in Mugina commune. It is in

Society

Photo of the week : Burundians go to stock up on fuel in the DRC, the price there is revised upwards

For months, Burundi has been suffering an unprecedented fuel shortage. Some Burundians decide to go look for it in Uvira in the province of South Kivu, in the east of

Security

Nyanza-Lac : three men arrested and taken to an unknown destination

Three men were arrested on Saturday, May 18, by the head of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Nyanza-Lac and the provincial police commissioner, after a search of their home.

Economy

Gitega : the devastating effects of the shortage of Brarudi drinks

The entire work chain related to drinks at the Burundi Brewery Company (Brarudi) is heavily affected by the shortage of these drinks. They range from the truck unloader to the

Society

Bujumbura : floods separate families

Since the beginning of floods which invaded the localities of Kajaga and the homes on the coast of Lake Tanganyika in the commercial city Bujumbura, enormous consequences have been reported.