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Society

Bujumbura: children victims of the high cost of living

Food prices are rising day by day making the life too expensive. Having enough food to eat is a problem for many families. Those who have young children now say

Society

Kirundo: two traders in custody for dry coffee

Leonidas Hakizumwami and Éric Hatungimana are detained since Tuesday after their arrest at the home of Leonidas Hakizumwami nicknamed Bitanagira. It is in the capital of the province of Kirundo,

Human Rights

Gitega : reporter Jean Noël Manirakiza of the Iwacu newspaper beaten up by the police

Jean Noël Manirakiza, correspondent for the Iwacu newspaper, was molested and his equipment confiscated by Évariste Habogorimana, the provincial police commissioner in Gitega (political capital). The Iwacu newspaper issued a

Society

Bujumbura : grumbles from local sorghum beer sellers

After a press release on security from the administrator of the urban district of Muha, in the commercial capital Bujumbura, ordering sellers of local sorghum beer to no longer let

Economy

Bukinanyana : increase in prices of basic necessities due to fuel shortage

In the district of Bukinanyana in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), the prices of basic necessities continue to increase. According to residents, this increase is much more linked to

Human Rights

Rutana : a CNL representative tortured by an intelligence officer in Giharo

Melchiade Kabura, youth leader of the CNL party in the locality of Giharo in the district of Giharo in the province of Rutana (southeastern Burundi) was arrested by the head

Society

Bururi: a police officer and an administrative official detained for extortion

Alexis Nimpagaritse, local leader in Bururi neighborhood in the provincial capital of Bururi (southern Burundi) and an agent of the Burundi national police were arrested this Wednesday. They are held

Politic

Burundi-election : call for effective involvement of the Catholic Church in the electoral process

As Burundians prepare for elections scheduled for 2025, former President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya calls on the Catholic Church to get involved in observing these elections. He said this on the occasion

Refugees

Kalehe: more than 90 thousand displaced by war without assistance

More than 90,000 displaced Congolese nationals who fled war, between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, towards the territory of Kalehe, in the province of South Kivu in eastern Congo

Diplomacy

Rwanda : Paul Kagame formalizes his candidacy for the July 2024 presidential election

Paul Kagame, current Rwandan president, Friday presented his candidacy to the electoral commission for his 4th term. His highway is almost empty. His opponents, excluded from the electoral race, are