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Rumonge: a woman injured, her son killed in a machete attack
A young boy was killed, his head cut off and his mother injured with a machete by unidentified people on Gashasha hill in the Kigwena zone of the Rumonge commune
Uvira: the fuel crisis in Burundi is driving up its price in Congo
Since July 5, gasoline cost has gone up in Uvira, in the province of South Kivu, eastern DRC. A liter costs 8,000 Congolese francs, up from 3000 francs. For good
Makamba: teachers againstschool principals’ forced collection of money
The teachers in the Provincial Directorate of Education of Makamba (southern Burundi) are against the collection of a contribution ranging from 4,000 to 14,000 Burundian francs in the communal directorates
Uvira : the UNHCR encourages refugees to return
The UNHCR’s “Go and See” program has been expanding across the DRC in recent days. In collaboration with Burundian and Congolese authorities, the UNHCR had a team of Burundian refugees
Bujumbura: cases of home abandonment goes up
In Bujumbura, the Burundi’s economic capital, fathers are deserting their homes and leaving their spouses and children without news. Women face alone the heavy financial responsibility of their household. Very
Gitega : Emilienne Sibomana acquitted by the Court of Appeal
The ruling on the Emilenne Sibomana case fell last Friday. The information is confirmed by lawyer Michella Niyonizigiye, her lawyer. This specifies that the judgment was pronounced and notified to
Nduta (Tanzania) : five Burundian refugee women raped at the same time
Five women were victims of sexual violence last week near the Nduta camp in Tanzania. All Burundian refugees, they contacted the camp administration for investigations. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The
Rugombo : two young motorcycle taxi riders kidnapped
Justin Nirema and Yves Nsanzurwimo have not been found since last Saturday. They were kidnapped while taking food to their brothers studying in the DRC, according to witnesses.Intelligence suspected them
Gitega: lack of flour worries inmates at central prison
Since last Monday, the 1,728 inmates incarcerated at the central prison of Gitega (Burundi’s political capital) no longer receive their ratio of corn and cassava flour. INFO SOS Médias Burundi
Gitega : a radio Isanganiro correspondent arrested, then released
On Sunday, journalist Gérard Nibigira from radio Isanganiro was looking for fuel for his car but also for information regarding the fuel shortage in Gitega (political capital). He was then