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Human Rights

Kirundo: a child of Tanzanian origin detained just for crossing the border out of ignorance

A child of Tanzanian citizenship aged between eight and nine has been detained in the prosecution’s cells in Kirundo (northern Burundi) for two weeks. Witnesses say he reportedly came from

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): a Burundian refugee kidnapped

Elias Manirakiza, in his fifties, was kidnapped by people who have not yet been identified. The police reassure that they are looking for him. But his family despairs. INFO SOS

Society

Bujumbura : men’s jobs taken over by women

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

Politic-supp

Bujumbura: a sister of an opposition figure kidnapped by Imbonerakure

Claudine Nshimirimana is the sister of Magera Aimé, the international spokesperson for the CNL party (Rwasa wing). Her whereabouts are not known after being kidnapped by Imbonerakure (members of the

Justice En

New development in the Bunyoni affair: Bunyoni and his co-defendants demand to be cleared

This Tuesday, May 28, the plea in the second degree on appeal before the Supreme Court in the Bunyoni case closed. The former prime minister and his co-defendants asked the

Criminalité

Ngozi : a thirteen-year-old child found dead

The body of Ismaël Nyabenda was found by Christians who were going to mass on Sunday morning. The macabre discovery took place in the village of Kinyami in the zone,

Justice En

Twist in the Bunyoni case : the list of accusations extends to the second level

General Alain Guillaume appeared on appeal before the Supreme Court on Monday. The hearing took place at the central prison of Gitega (political capital). The public prosecutor raised a new

Criminalité

Gitanga: discovery of a body of a young man

The body of Éric Nduwimana was discovered this Sunday on Nyamabuye hill in the commune of Gitanga, province of Rutana (southeastern Burundi). The circumstances and perpetrators of the murder remain

DRC En

Fizi : clashes between Red-Tabara rebels and the Mai-Mai Yakutumba

On Wednesday, rebels from the armed group of Burundian origin Red-Tabara attacked different posts of the Mai-Mai Yakutumba located in Babengwa in the Lulenge sector and Mondo in the Ngandja

DRC En

DRC : Vital Kamerhe regains his position as speaker of the National Assembly

Vital Kamerhe, moral authority and national president of the political party Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC), was elected speaker of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The population of eastern