Rumonge : a CNDD-FDD activist arrested for rape

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Rumonge : a CNDD-FDD activist arrested for rape

A CNDD-FDD activist was arrested in Rumonge for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old pupil. This case occurs in a context where illegal mediations are obstructing justice, a situation denounced

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : a refugee died in a fire

An arson attack broke out in the village of “New Hope.” A child from a Burundian refugee family died in the fire. The police say they have launched an investigation.

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Nyabibwe (South Kivu) : the M23 killed a colonel in charge of FARDC operations

Colonel Alexis Rugabisha was killed on Saturday, February 1, 2025. He died in the fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in the locality of Nyabibwe. It is in

Criminalité

Bujumbura : the “abusive” detention of journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana risks tarnishing the country’s image according to the CNIDH

The chairperson of the National Independent Human Rights Commission, CNIDH, deplores the situation of abusively keeping detainees in prisons while they have already served their sentence. Sixte Vigny Nimuraba said

Economy

Nyanza-Lac : a dozen fuel traffickers arrested by the police

Faced with a persistent fuel shortage in Nyanza-Lac, the police are stepping up their crackdown on illegal fuel trade. A dozen suspected traffickers have been arrested in recent weeks, raising

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : updating data on vulnerable refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is currently updating the data on the most vulnerable refugees in the Nakivale camp. This exercise, which concerns all refugee camps in

Criminalité

Rumonge : nearly a hundred pupils subjected to paramilitary training by the CNDD-FDD

Pupils from Rumonge secondary school and neighboring primary schools were summoned on Wednesday to a meeting organized by members of the CNDD-FDD, the former Hutu rebellion that became the ruling

DRC En

War in Eastern Congo : DRC will not bend, DRC will not back down (Tshisekedi statement)

The Rwandan defense forces, in support of their M23 puppets, are continuing their terrorist enterprise on our territory, sowing terror and desolation among our populations, accused Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi

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Burundi: Families of Burundian soldiers killed in fighting with the M23 prevented from mourning

In Burundi, several families have lost members, elements of the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) who are fighting alongside the FARDC, the Congolese army and its allies against the M23.

Criminalité

Gitega: A girl brutally killed after being raped

Josiane Niyonkuru, in her twenties, was raped and then brutally killed. The tragedy took place in the Magarama neighborhood in the political capital Gitega. A suspect was arrested by the