Bujumbura : several bars and hotels closed
Bujumbura : several bars and hotels closed
The administrator of the urban district of Ntahangwa in the north of the commercial city of Bujumbura has permanently closed 33 bars and hotels. They are accused of speculating on
Gitega : the province is increasingly becoming a cemetery
An eighth body was found on Thursday in the province of Gitega (central Burundi) in just one month. It was discovered in the provincial town center, at the same time
Nyarugusu : a refugee sentenced to 20 years for rape
A refugee from the Nyarugusu refugee camp located in northwestern Tanzania was recently sentenced to 20 years of criminal imprisonment, announced on December 17, Philemon Makungu, the police commander in
Makamba : two activists from a party close to the CNDD-FDD sentenced to two years in jail
Antoine Mbaririmbanyi and Fabien Nijimbere were tried on Tuesday in a flagrante delicto trial. The two activists from the CDP party (Council of Patriots) were sentenced by the Makamba court
Lubero (DRC) : the strategic city of Alimbongo falls into the hands of the M23
The M23 rebel movement took control of the city of Alimbongo, strategically located in the territory of Lubero, in the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC), on Tuesday. The city
Mabayi : three men profiting greatly from the presence of Rwandan rebels arrested
Three men from the district of Mabayi in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) were arrested last Saturday. They are suspected of profiting greatly from the presence of Rwandan rebels
Kakuma (Kenya) : a hundred Burundian refugees return home
These Burundians returned on Monday from the Kakuma camp located in northwestern Kenya. They were repatriated aboard a UNHCR jet. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Those concerned are divided into 35
Burundi : four opposition political parties form the very first coalition for the next elections
These are namely the FRODEBU, CODEBU, FEDES-SANGIRA and CNDD parties. Their presidents filed a document relating to their alliance on Friday, December 13. It was received by the Ministry in
Rumonge : authorities sanction traders and transporters who speculate on prices
The police in Rumonge (southwest Burundi) imposed fines on transport agencies on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Concerned transporters are accused of having increased the price of the transport ticket in
Mahama (Rwanda): the repatriation rate is reduced to almost 0%
At the peak of repatriations in 2021, more than 2,000 Burundian refugees were taking the return route monthly. Very recently, only about 20 individuals returned on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.