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Rwanda : elections in a tense border context
From this Sunday until Tuesday, Rwandans inside and outside the country are voting. They are choosing a president, deputies and representatives of specific categories such as women, young people and
Geneva : human rights violations on the ascending line in Burundi
Since June 18, the United Nations Human Rights Council has held its 56th session. It will end on July 12. Last week, Burundi was on the agenda and the UN
Fuel crisis : lies, inconsistencies, contradictions and delusions intertwine, who and what to believe?
Burundi has been experiencing a fuel crisis for almost 43 months. It has deteriorated further in recent months, pushing Burundians from border regions and the commercial city Bujumbura to go
Nduta (Tanzania) : an untimely curfew contested
Since last week, the administration and police have imposed a curfew on the Nduta camp. According to the police and administration authorities, the camp is under threat of insecurity. However,
Gitega : journalist Gérard Nibigira’s phones still confiscated by the police
A week after his brief arrest, two cell phones of journalist Gérard Nibigira are still confiscated by the police in Gitega (political capital of Burundi). The concerned person demands that
Bujumbura : CNTS employees go on strike
Employees of the National Blood Transfusion Center CNTS gathered within the SYNAPA union began an indefinite strike movement on Monday. They are demanding their unpaid salaries for the months of
Photo of the week : cases of home abandonment goes up
In Bujumbura, the Burundi’s commercial capital, fathers are deserting their homes and leaving their spouses and children without news. Women face alone the heavy financial responsibility of their household. Very
Rumonge: a woman injured, her son killed in a machete attack
A young boy was killed, his head cut off and his mother injured with a machete by unidentified people on Gashasha hill in the Kigwena zone of the Rumonge commune
Uvira: the fuel crisis in Burundi is driving up its price in Congo
Since July 5, gasoline cost has gone up in Uvira, in the province of South Kivu, eastern DRC. A liter costs 8,000 Congolese francs, up from 3000 francs. For good
Makamba: teachers againstschool principals’ forced collection of money
The teachers in the Provincial Directorate of Education of Makamba (southern Burundi) are against the collection of a contribution ranging from 4,000 to 14,000 Burundian francs in the communal directorates