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Makamba : glaring lack of chalks and books for teachers and students
Since the start of the school year, almost a month ago, teachers in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi) say they have not been provided with books and chalks. The
Burundi : being a woman leader, a difficult task in rural areas
On October 7-8, the 5th edition of the high-level forum for women leaders organized by the Office of the First Lady for Development in Burundi under the theme “Investing in
Geneva : the term of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi renewed
The vote took place on Thursday. Of the 47 states that make up the Council, 22 voted in favor of the reappointment of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo. Burundian authorities had not
Kayanza : a woman accused of murdering her husband sentenced to five years in prison
Béatrice Yamuremye was sentenced to five years in prison. It was during a hearing on Tuesday at the First Instance Court of Kayansa (northern Burundi). She is accused of killing
South Kivu : more than 4,000 illegal roadblocks installed by militias and security services
More than 4,000 roadblocks have been listed in the South Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They were installed by local militias maintained by Congolese
Bubanza : farmers complain about the lack of corn seeds
The provincial office of agriculture and livestock in Bubanza province (western Burundi) received corn seeds imported from Zambia. Less than 30 tons of seeds were received, an insignificant quantity compared
Gitega : two political prisoners deprived of health care
These are police Major General Herménégilde Nimenya and Colonel Michel Kazungu. The two men, who are serving life jails in the case of the failed coup of May 2015, are
Africa’s Great Lakes : time to fight two pandemics
Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are battling Mpox while Rwanda is doing everything it can to contain the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, while avoiding Mpox.
Cibitoke : a person dies in the dungeon of the Intelligence Service
A man died in a dungeon of the National Intelligence Service in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) on the night of October 6 to 7. He was suspected of being part of
Diplomacy : former Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye appointed Special Envoy of Rwandan Louise Mushikiwabo in Haiti
The Secretary General of La Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, has appointed Domitien Ndayizeye as Special Envoy to monitor the situation in Haiti. The organization announced this in a press release