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Gatumba: an increasing number of Congolese flee to Burundi, some end up in custody
Several Congolese from the cities of Goma, Bukavu and Uvira, in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the east of the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) keep
Photo of the week : a man detained for wearing a T-shirt labeled “Visit Rwanda” at Nyanza-Lac
Patrick Nsengiyumva was arrested last Friday at his home in Kabonga by the police of Nyanza-Lac, in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi). His relatives denounce “arbitrary detention” and demand
Bujumbura : the “abusive” detention of journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana risks tarnishing the country’s image according to the CNIDH
The chairperson of the National Independent Human Rights Commission, CNIDH, deplores the situation of abusively keeping detainees in prisons while they have already served their sentence. Sixte Vigny Nimuraba said
Nyanza-Lac : a dozen fuel traffickers arrested by the police
Faced with a persistent fuel shortage in Nyanza-Lac, the police are stepping up their crackdown on illegal fuel trade. A dozen suspected traffickers have been arrested in recent weeks, raising
Nakivale (Uganda) : updating data on vulnerable refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is currently updating the data on the most vulnerable refugees in the Nakivale camp. This exercise, which concerns all refugee camps in
Rumonge : nearly a hundred pupils subjected to paramilitary training by the CNDD-FDD
Pupils from Rumonge secondary school and neighboring primary schools were summoned on Wednesday to a meeting organized by members of the CNDD-FDD, the former Hutu rebellion that became the ruling
War in Eastern Congo : DRC will not bend, DRC will not back down (Tshisekedi statement)
The Rwandan defense forces, in support of their M23 puppets, are continuing their terrorist enterprise on our territory, sowing terror and desolation among our populations, accused Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi
Burundi: Families of Burundian soldiers killed in fighting with the M23 prevented from mourning
In Burundi, several families have lost members, elements of the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) who are fighting alongside the FARDC, the Congolese army and its allies against the M23.
Gitega: A girl brutally killed after being raped
Josiane Niyonkuru, in her twenties, was raped and then brutally killed. The tragedy took place in the Magarama neighborhood in the political capital Gitega. A suspect was arrested by the
Goma: Nearly 300 European mercenaries who were helping the FARDC have surrendered
The Rwandan army announced on Wednesday that it had received 288 European mercenaries who had surrendered to the M23 rebels. These mercenaries who were fighting alongside the Congolese army were