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Uvira : classes resume in public schools after more than two months of strike

Last week, some of the teachers in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) started teaching again. They had been on strike

Governance

Fuel crisis : Burundians subjected to fanciful conditions

Burundians continue to face consequences of the fuel crisis that has been shaking this country for almost 47 months. Authorities of the small East African nation, who no longer have

Refugees

Gasorwe : households benefit from the presence of Congolese refugees

At the Kinama Congolese refugee camp, located in the district of Gasorwe in the province of Muyinga (northeast Burundi), Burundians from the surrounding villages run small businesses. Thanks to their

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Photo of the week : glaring lack of fuel in Burundian refugee camps in Congo

Burundian refugees living in the Lusenda and Mulongwe camps in the Fizi territory in the South Kivu province in eastern DR Congo are facing a glaring lack of fuel. The

Politic

Kiremba : school activities paralyzed by an event of the ruling party

An event of the CNDD-FDD, the ruling party in Burundi, paralyzed all activities at a secondary school in Kiremba district, Ngozi province (northern Burundi), on Thursday. Parents and educators denounce

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Rumonge : two men sentenced to six months in prison in a case of illegal sale of fuel

The ruling was delivered on Friday by the Rumonge Court in southwest Burundi. They were found guilty of “complicity in undermining the country’s economy”. INFOS SOS Médias Burundi The two

Health

Bujumbura: five Mpox cases confirmed in a boarding school

At least five students from the Lycée Reine de la Paix located in the Ngagara zone, in Ntahangwa commune in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura are hospitalized. They have

Society

Kayanza: a urban center has just spent more than two months without electricity

The residents of Gasenyi zone in the commune of Rango in the province of Kayanza (northern Burundi) have just spent more than two months without power. Traders say they are

Opinion

“Burundi : the hungriest country” : now that’s a nice “compliment”!

A verdict without appeal. “Global Hunger Index 2024” published the list “of the 20 African countries where hunger is the most severe”. And guess which came out on top. Well,

Economy

Fuel crisis : civil servants and private sector employees unable to travel to different provinces

The fuel shortage that has lasted almost 47 months is a major problem for Burundians. Civil servants and private sector employees who have to travel from the commercial capital Bujumbura