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Africa’s Great Lakes : time to fight two pandemics
Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are battling Mpox while Rwanda is doing everything it can to contain the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, while avoiding Mpox.
Cibitoke : a person dies in the dungeon of the Intelligence Service
A man died in a dungeon of the National Intelligence Service in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) on the night of October 6 to 7. He was suspected of being part of
Diplomacy : former Burundian President Domitien Ndayizeye appointed Special Envoy of Rwandan Louise Mushikiwabo in Haiti
The Secretary General of La Francophonie (OIF), Louise Mushikiwabo, has appointed Domitien Ndayizeye as Special Envoy to monitor the situation in Haiti. The organization announced this in a press release
Burundi: WFP expands its assistance to Congolese refugees through the Merankabandi project
In order to improve the living conditions of refugees, the World Food Programme (WFP) has launched awareness-raising sessions in the Congolese refugee camps of Kavumu, Musasa and Kinama. These camps
Bujumbura: A prisoner deprived of care on the brink of death
Léonidas Nyandwi (67 years old) is in agony. He was unable to obtain 4 million Burundian francs demanded by the hospital to treat him. This inmate detained in the central
Photo of the week : Lack of aid for more than 2,000 Burundians newly admitted to the Mulongwe camp
More than 2,000 Burundian refugees have been transferred from the Kavimvira transit camp to the Mulongwe camp in the Fizi territory in the South Kivu province (eastern Democratic Republic of
War in Eastern Congo: Human Rights Watch accuses Rwanda and M23 of bombing civilian areas
On September 26, Human Rights Watch released a damning report on the security situation in eastern DRC. The international human rights organization accuses the Rwandan army and M23 of bombing
Kayanza: a man detained for destroying a banana field belonging to his mother
Nazaire Miburo, about thirty, has been incarcerated in the Kayanza judicial police cell (northern Burundi) since Thursday morning. He is accused of cutting down banana trees on his mother’s property.
Mahama (Rwanda) : drastic preventive measures against the Marburg pandemic
Several international organizations operating in the Mahama refugee camp have suspended their activities following the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Rwanda. Refugees are urged to observe preventive measures
Musasa – Kinama : refugees elect their representatives in a context of crisis
In the Musasa and Kinama refugee camps, respectively in the Ngozi and Muyinga provinces (north and northeast Burundi), refugees, mostly Congolese, elected their representatives on September 26, 2024. These elections