Rumonge : four Ugandans arrested

Security

Rumonge : four Ugandans arrested

Cabura John, 24 years old, Balijuka Hillary Gahwa, 29 years old, Ajuna Robert, 26 years old, and Kasaija Enock, 23 years old, were arrested on Thursday. Their arrest took place

Security

Gitega : a couple arrested for an alleged murder

A couple suspected of being involved in a murder that occurred in Songa, in the district and province of Gitega, was arrested by the police on Tuesday, February 11. INFO

Security

Goma : Catholic bishops and representatives of the Protestant church visited the new masters and pleaded for an inclusive dialogue

The Episcopal Conference of Congo (Cenco) and the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) called on Wednesday, parties involved in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : humanitarian aid for malnourished children suspended

The UNHCR has temporarily suspended its assistance to malnourished children and pregnant women. The measure follows the decree of the U.S. president who ordered the suspension of foreign aid programs.

Human Rights

Kirundo : alarming overcrowding in the prosecution cell

The Kirundo prosecution cell is on the verge of implosion. Crowded detainees, unsanitary conditions and abuse of power are denounced by several sources. Faced with this crisis, prisoners are calling

Justice En

Kayanza : a man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of a minor

The Kayanza provincial court sentenced a 25-year-old man to a heavy sentence for the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Despite the verdict, the accused continues to deny the crime and

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : serious lack of drinking water

The Meheba camp in Zambia is suffering from an exaggerated lack of drinking water. Refugees fear the outbreak of diseases caused by lack of hygiene. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Refugees

Criminalité

Cibitoke : a forty-year-old killed at his partner’s house, Imbonerakure arrested

A brutal crime has shaken the district of Buganda, in the province of Cibitoke. A man was savagely murdered while he was at his partner’s house. Members of the Imbonerakure

Criminalité

Kirundo : We will not accept to die like the Congolese who are killed like goats, I have already warned Rwanda (Evariste Ndayishimiye)

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye once again called Rwanda an “enemy of Burundi” on Tuesday and declared that he intended to mobilize Burundians from all provinces to go and fight on

Criminalité

War in Eastern Congo : Is South Africa planning to use Bujumbura airport to send new troops to Congo?

At least two South African army planes landed at Bujumbura airport in the commercial city of Burundi last Wednesday. They were carrying soldiers who were supposed to reinforce positions of