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Minembwe : several deaths in the hostilities between the FARDC and Twirwaneho

Violent fighting broke out between the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Twirwaneho armed group. They took place in Minembwe in the province of South

Society

Burundi : employees unable to meet their basic needs according to two local labor union confederations

The CSB (Confederation of Free Labor Unions of Burundi) and the COSYBU (Confederation of Labor Unions of Burundi) deplore the current economic situation with insufficient income among workers. The two

Society

Gitega : prices have become unaffordable

Several families in the city of Gitega (political capital) are unable to attend Christmas and New Year markets. All products have experienced an excessive increase in prices, leaving residents unable

Criminalité

Rugombo: discovery of a man’s body

A man’s body was discovered this Tuesday late afternoon in the locality of Mparambo 1 in the commune of Rugombo in the province of Cibitoke (Northwestern Burundi). The communal administration

Justice En

Rumonge: Two men sentenced to one year in prison

Mathieu Nkurunziza and Adrien Kenese were sentenced to one year in prison by the High Court of Rumonge (southwest Burundi). They were accused of undermining national security and bringing narcotics

Society

Nakivale (Uganda): Two NGOs celebrate Christmas for the vulnerable and albinos

Two humanitarian NGOs decided to join the vulnerable and albinos of the Nakivale camp to celebrate the end-of-year holidays starting with Christmas, a move welcomed by beneficiaries. INFO SOS Médias

Diplomacy

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

Society

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

Criminalité

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

Society

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