Criminalité
Marangara : a 5-year-old child killed with a machete amid a dispute between neighbors
Masama village, in Giheta zone, Marangara district (Ngozi province, northern Burundi), was rocked by a horrific tragedy on Wednesday evening. A 5-year-old girl, Claudine Irankunda, was killed with a machete
Burundi : is Gitega province an open-air “cemetery”?
The gruesome discovery of Nestor Niyongabo’s body on Monday, March 17, in Kigara village, in Nyarusange district, adds to an alarming series of murders in Gitega province in central Burundi.
Nduta (Tanzania) : mysterious disappearance of two Burundian refugees
Two Burundian refugees from the Nduta camp have been missing for more than two weeks after leaving the camp to stock up on cattle. One of their companions, seriously injured,
Rutana : CNDD-FDD’s show of force, between mobilization and warnings
Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, organized a show of force last Saturday in the new district of Rutana in the southeast of the country. The event paralyzed the economic activity
DRC : Thomas Lubanga announces the creation of the “Convention for the Popular Revolution” (CRP)
Thomas Lubanga, a former warlord convicted by the International Criminal Court, has formalized, from Uganda, the creation of a politico-military movement in Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Gitega : two young women jailed
The two young Rwandan women are imprisoned in Gitega central prison in the political capital of Burundi. They are accused of espionage. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Two young Rwandan women,
Crisis in eastern Congo : towards direct negotiations between the M23 and Kinshasa
The Angolan presidency announced Tuesday that it will establish a direct contact with the M23 armed group, with a view to direct negotiations between the Congolese government and this group,
Rumonge : a man’s arm amputated after accusations of theft
A new act of mob justice has cast a shadow over Rukinga village, in the district and province of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi), where a man was violently beaten by residents
Cibitoke : Imbonerakure paramilitary exercises stir up tensions among the population
While the security situation remains fragile, paramilitary training conducted by the Imbonerakure in the province of Cibitoke is causing great concern. Their supervision by military instructors and their possible involvement
Butembo : ten Wazalendo militiamen killed in violent clashes
A new outbreak of violence has shaken Butembo, where two factions of Wazalendo militiamen (name given to local militias maintained by Congolese authorities) clashed on the night of March 3