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Criminalité

Makamba : the body of a young man found hanging from a tree

Cédric Nkeshimana’s corpse was discovered on Tuesday. He was hanging from a tree in the town center of Makamba province (southern Burundi). Circumstances of his death remain unknown. The police

Human Rights

Burundi : Burundian President pardoned journalist Floriane Irangabiye

This presidential pardon measure was issued on August 14, according to a decree signed by President Évariste Ndayishimiye. Floriane Irangabiye was serving a 10-year jail. INFO SOS Médias Burundi According

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda): the camp works to protect the rights of albinos

The Uganda Union of People Living with Albinism organized awareness sessions in schools in Nakivale camp for the protection of the rights of albino children. For albinos, this training comes

Refugees

Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : three Burundian refugees attacked

These Burundians were going outside the camp to harvest sweet potatoes in their fields. Burundian civilian guards who collaborate with Tanzanians prevented them from doing so. They seriously beat them

Society

Mahama (Rwanda) : Handicap International closes its offices to the disadvantage of refugees

The NGO that deals with a large part of the health component leaves behind several serious untreated ophthalmological cases. Some have already reached the stage of cancer. The most needy

Diplomacy

DRC-Rwanda: cohesion between peoples unbroken despite the deterioration of relations between the two countries

For more than two years, relations between the DRC and Rwanda strenghen. The two countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa accuse each other of provocation, each accusing its

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : 25 Burundian nationals arrested

25 people of Burundian origin were arrested on Sunday while they were on their way to the Kasulu district, “to look for work”, according to them. According to refugees, their

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia): assistance for the vulnerable people delayed by seven months

Refugees in the most vulnerable category at Meheba camp in Zambia are sounding the alarm as they deplore their specific assistance has not yet been released since the early this

Refugees

Nduta : a Burundian refugee murdered

Joseph Minani, 38 years old, was found dead in a field of sweet potatoes and cassava on Sunday afternoon. Circumstances of his death remain undetermined, according to the police. But

Criminalité

Bujumbura : where is Jean Bigirimana? The Iwacu press group still asks this question that has remained unanswered since 2016

The Iwacu press group organized a humble but certainly very significant event. On Tuesday, its employees remembered Jean Bigirimana, our colleague who disappeared on July 22, 2016. The director of