Nduta (Tanzania): prohibited drinks leads to victims

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): prohibited drinks leads to victims

Several types of prohibited drinks, sold clandestinely, threaten the lives of refugees. The police, accused of being lax, are called upon to ensure security. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The consumption

DRC En

Rumonge: The second degree of the military prosecutor’s office has handed down heavy sentences to soldiers who refused to go to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23

The military prosecutor’s office issued its decision on Monday in the Burundian soldiers’ case about their refusal to go and fight alongside the FARDC against the M23. Some inmates were

Refugees

Lusaka : over a hundred Burundians have been arrested

The Zambian immigration police have carried out raids in different districts of the capital Lusaka in recent days. According to our sources, more than 100 Burundian nationals, including several refugees,

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : Burundian employees unable to meet their basic needs according to two local labor union confederations

The CSB (Confederation of Free Labor Unions of Burundi) and the COSYBU (Confederation of Labor Unions of Burundi) deplore the current economic situation with insufficient income among workers. The two

Governance

Cibitoke : controversy over the ban on the sale of grilled corn along the roads

A lively controversy pits farmers in the province of Cibitoke, located in northwestern Burundi, against the provincial administration, after the governor’s decision to ban the sale of grilled corn on

Politic

Burunga : 50 opponents removed from the list of candidates for district councils

The fifty candidates had been proposed by the new political coalition “Burundi Bwa Bose”. The Provincial Electoral Commission gives two major reasons : the lack of signature on the CVs

Security

Rumonge : a man arrested for the rape of a minor

During the night of Friday to Saturday, Fenja Nibogora was arrested by members of the joint security committee in Kanyenkoko village, in the city of Rumonge, in southwest Burundi. This

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : the World Bank at the bedside of refugees

The World Bank has approved a grant of 30 million US dollars to improve living conditions of refugees and host communities in Zambia. The Meheba camp is directly concerned by

Society

Makamba : soaring prices hamper end-of-year festivities

Residents of Makamba province, located in southern Burundi, express their disappointment at a Christmas celebration disrupted by a sharp rise in the prices of food, beverages and clothing. They torch

Criminalité

Kirundo : CNDD-FDD activists divided by an assassination case

Two factions of the CNDD-FDD party in the province of Kirundo (northern Burundi) seem to be at loggerheads, following an assassination case involving a district party official and member of