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Security

Nyanza-Lac : one person killed in clashes between police and motorcycle taxi riders

A man was killed during clashes between police officers and motorcycle taxi riders in Mukubano village, Muyange zone, Nyanza-Lac district in Makamba province (southern Burundi). INFO SOS Médias Burundi This

Health

Burundi: in vitro fertilization, a subject of controversy among certain couples of believers

Extracorporeal fertilization is not unanimous among certain believers in Burundi for whom the work of procreation must remain exclusively reserved “to the Creator”. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A woman from

Opinion

Burundi : the new powers of the CVR, a serious violation of the Constitution (lawyer Janvier Bigirimana)

The bill endowing the CVR with powers to render decisions not subject to legal appeal in matters of land and other property constitutes a flagrant violation of the Constitution and

Society

Bujumbura : children displaced following floods take the national test in difficult conditions

From June 4 to 6, 2024, the national test takes place in Burundi for 9th grade pupils. The 2023-2024 edition takes place in 907 centers. A Mubimbi center in the

Human Rights

Cibitoke : a trader under torture for five days in the cell of the National Intelligence Service

Jean Claude Bizimana alias Vyagizimana, a trader from Munyuka village, is detained in the cell of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Cibitoke where he is subjected to acts of

DRC En

North Kivu (DRC) : dozens of displaced women were raped in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo

There are 28 recent cases of women who fled the fighting in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo and who accused local militias maintained by the Congolese authorities known as

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a woman raped

A Burundian woman refugee at the Nduta camp in Tanzania was raped by three men. According to the victim, her rapists spoke Igiha, a Tanzanian dialect. She is undergoing intensive

Criminalité

Gitega : a man found dead after being arrested by members of the joint security committees

The body of Selemani Ciza, 41 years old and father of three children, was found on Sunday in the Magarama neighborhood. It is in the political capital Gitega. Witnesses say

Politic-supp

Gitega : the Frodebu party exasperated by actions of the CNDD-FDD calls on Burundians to break fear

On Sunday, the Sahwanya Frodebu party celebrated the 31st anniversary of the first victory of a Hutu president elected as head of state, in the political capital Gitega. Its chairperson

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : men’s jobs taken over by women in Bujumbura

The high living cost and resilience oblige : yesterday Bujumbura welcomed taxiwomen, masons’ helpers and construction engineers (public works), today it is butchers who are arriving, and the competition promises