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Bujumbura: Brief secret visit of the Congolese president to Burundi
Antoine Félix Tshisekedi made a two-hour visit to Burundi this Sunday. He was received by the Burundian head of state, Évariste Ndayishimiye. Nothing has leaked about this visit, which comes
Kayanza : increase in prices of basic necessities as the end-of-year holidays approach
The population of the province of Kayanza, located in northern Burundi, is facing a surge in prices of basic necessities as the end-of-year festivities approach. Despite a letter from the
Rumonge : an alleged thief shot dead by a soldier
A soldier assigned to CECADM (Savings and Credit Cooperative for the Self-Development of Military Personnel), Rumonge branch (southwest Burundi), shot a man at point-blank range, who died on the spot
Bubanza : CNDD-FDD favoritism in the distribution of fertilizers
Farmers in the district of Bubanza (western Burundi) are sounding the alarm over a critical situation : the shortage of FOMI (organo-mineral fertilizers) chemical fertilizers of the urea type. According
Burundi : reduced medical surveillance, massive resettlement of Congolese refugees mixed with concerns with the election of Trump
Since last August, the IOM (International Organization for Migration)-Burundi office, has put in place temporary 21-day medical surveillance measures for refugees en route to the United States, in response to
Bujumbura : several bars and hotels closed
The administrator of the urban district of Ntahangwa in the north of the commercial city of Bujumbura has permanently closed 33 bars and hotels. They are accused of speculating on
Gitega : the province is increasingly becoming a cemetery
An eighth body was found on Thursday in the province of Gitega (central Burundi) in just one month. It was discovered in the provincial town center, at the same time
Nyarugusu : a refugee sentenced to 20 years for rape
A refugee from the Nyarugusu refugee camp located in northwestern Tanzania was recently sentenced to 20 years of criminal imprisonment, announced on December 17, Philemon Makungu, the police commander in
Makamba : two activists from a party close to the CNDD-FDD sentenced to two years in jail
Antoine Mbaririmbanyi and Fabien Nijimbere were tried on Tuesday in a flagrante delicto trial. The two activists from the CDP party (Council of Patriots) were sentenced by the Makamba court
Lubero (DRC) : the strategic city of Alimbongo falls into the hands of the M23
The M23 rebel movement took control of the city of Alimbongo, strategically located in the territory of Lubero, in the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC), on Tuesday. The city