Governance

Governance

Rumonge: three drink sellers brought to justice

Three traders of the Brarudi (Brewery and lemonade of Burundi) beverages appeared at the High Court of Rumonge (southwest of Burundi) on Monday. They are accused of increasing the official

Security

Ntega : wanawake tisa waliuwawa na waume zao kwa kipindi cha mwaka mmoja

Wakaazi wa tarafa ya Ntega mkoani Kirundo (kaskazini mwa Burundi) waliomba adhabu ya kunyongwa iweze kurudishwa kwa ajili ya kushughulikia watu wote wanaofanya mauwaji. Ombi hilo limejiri baada ya mauwaji

Economy

Cibitoke: the governor bans the sale of corn outside the province

The Cibitoke provincial authority (north-west Burundi) took a decision seen as controversial as it bans the sale of maize outside the province. Farmers decribe it as unjust because it deprives

Society

Masisi: the rebellion next to the guarantor of world peace

The M23 rebels who took control of the city of Kithanga in the territory of Masisi, in the province of North Kivu eastern DRC, have installed new positions to secure

Society

Cibitoke: a dozen gold mining cooperatives closed

Seventeen gold mining cooperatives in the communes of Mabayi and Bukinanyana in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi) have been closed since January 23. The governor speaks of a

Governance

Rutana: the prosecutor of Rutana and the former head of the SNR under legal proceedings

The public prosecutor in the province of Rutana (south-east of Burundi) is being prosecuted for failing to assist a person in danger as the former head of the national intelligence

Governance

Rwanda-DRC: Kigali identifies Kinshasa as the only enemy in the sub-region

On Thursday, the Rwandan minister for diplomacy was in parliament to “brief” the people’s elected representatives on the current state of Rwandan diplomacy. Dr. Vincent Biruta said that in the

Governance

Burundi : watumiaji wa mtandao wa Ecocash wajawa na hofu

Mamlaka ya kukusanya mapato ya serikali (OBR) ilichukuwa udhibiti wa akaunti za kampuni ya mawasiliano ya simu za mkononi ya Econet Wireless Burundi. Watumiaji wa mfumo wake kutuma na kupokea

Governance

Makamba : the morgue of the provincial hospital has been down for almost a year

According to bereaved families and staff at the Makamba hospital (southern Burundi), the morgue at the provincial hospital has been out of order for almost a year. Some families lament

Governance

Photo of the week : the Archbishop of Gitega calls on the CNDD-FDD and Burundian authorities to promote the respect for human rights

The ruling party in Burundi has organized a three-day prayer since Thursday in the political capital Gitega. It is the Archbishop of Gitega Monsignor Bonaventure Nahimana who read the opening