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Refugees

Burundi: WFP expands its assistance to Congolese refugees through the Merankabandi project

In order to improve the living conditions of refugees, the World Food Programme (WFP) has launched awareness-raising sessions in the Congolese refugee camps of Kavumu, Musasa and Kinama. These camps

Human Rights

Bujumbura: A prisoner deprived of care on the brink of death

Léonidas Nyandwi (67 years old) is in agony. He was unable to obtain 4 million Burundian francs demanded by the hospital to treat him. This inmate detained in the central

Refugees

Photo of the week : Lack of aid for more than 2,000 Burundians newly admitted to the Mulongwe camp

More than 2,000 Burundian refugees have been transferred from the Kavimvira transit camp to the Mulongwe camp in the Fizi territory in the South Kivu province (eastern Democratic Republic of

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War in Eastern Congo: Human Rights Watch accuses Rwanda and M23 of bombing civilian areas

On September 26, Human Rights Watch released a damning report on the security situation in eastern DRC. The international human rights organization accuses the Rwandan army and M23 of bombing

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Kayanza: a man detained for destroying a banana field belonging to his mother

Nazaire Miburo, about thirty, has been incarcerated in the Kayanza judicial police cell (northern Burundi) since Thursday morning. He is accused of cutting down banana trees on his mother’s property.

Health

Mahama (Rwanda) : drastic preventive measures against the Marburg pandemic

Several international organizations operating in the Mahama refugee camp have suspended their activities following the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Rwanda. Refugees are urged to observe preventive measures

Security

Musasa – Kinama : refugees elect their representatives in a context of crisis

In the Musasa and Kinama refugee camps, respectively in the Ngozi and Muyinga provinces (north and northeast Burundi), refugees, mostly Congolese, elected their representatives on September 26, 2024. These elections

Security

Kirundo : the Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD visited the Imbonerakure of districts bordering Rwanda to call on them to be more vigilant

Révérien Ndikuriyo paid a visit on Monday, September 30, to the districts of Bugabira and Busoni, bordering neighboring Rwanda. He called on them to be more vigilant. Officials of the

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Kalehe : displaced Congolese Hutus live in unbearable conditions

More than 7,000 displaced Congolese Hutus are settled in Nyabibwe in the territory of Kalehe in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Society

Rutana : Is the provincial director of education a victim of having eaten from the plate of the governor and the boss of the CNDD-FDD?

The provincial director of education in Rutana, Emmanuel Nsengiyumva, had taken the decision to transfer teachers and appoint school principals at the beginning of the school year. These transfers and