Makamba – Rumonge : a protest by illegal fuel traffickers against their pursuit

Economy

Makamba – Rumonge : a protest by illegal fuel traffickers against their pursuit

Fuel traffickers and vehicle owners are protesting against the arrests they are victims of, sometimes going as far as shooting the alleged traffickers with live ammunition. INFO SOS Médias Burundi

Criminalité

Rumonge : two suspected fuel traffickers arrested

Innocent Hatungimana and Emmanuel Nkurunziza were arrested on Tuesday night around midnight. The two men were intercepted by soldiers first, before being handed over to the police in Rumonge (southwest

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : a Burundian refugee detained for human trafficking

Sylvestre Ndizeye, in his fifties, is detained in a police cell. He was arrested after the disturbing disappearance of a little boy from the Congolese community. He is accused by

Criminalité

Bujumbura : the military hospital overwhelmed by the influx of wounded from the fighting with the M23

The military hospital of Kamenge, located north of Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, is facing an overload linked to the massive arrival of Burundian soldiers wounded in the Democratic

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda) : one dead in a fire

A fire broke out in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda and claimed the life of a Congolese refugee. The cause of the fire was a combustible gas cylinder that

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda) : World Vision supports refugee entrepreneurship

The international NGO World Vision has obtained funding to implement the second phase of its “Fight against poverty” project in the Mahama refugee camp and its surroundings. This program primarily

Society

Cibitoke : farmers grumble at the expropriation of their land by the Prime Minister

Farmers in the districts of the province of Cibitoke, located in northwest Burundi, express their deep discontent following the expropriation of their land, a decision taken by the Prime Minister.

DRC En

War in Eastern Congo : M23 rebels extend their zones of control over South Kivu

M23 rebels seized the town of Minova, located in the province of South Kivu, on Tuesday. With a population of 65,000, Minova remained the main supply route for the provincial

Society

Rumonge : public transport drivers demand an increase in fares

In the province of Rumonge, located in southwest Burundi, bus and taxi drivers are calling for an increase in transport fares. According to them, the prolonged fuel shortage is forcing

Economy

Cibitoke : a fuel crisis that paralyzes activities

The province of Cibitoke, located in the northwest of Burundi, is facing a fuel shortage that is paralyzing all economic and social activities. Public transport bus parking lots are deserted,