Mpanda : authorities prevent the opening of a FRODEBU party office, it was destroyed two days later

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Mpanda : authorities prevent the opening of a FRODEBU party office, it was destroyed two days later

Premises that were destroyed were installed in Butembe village in the Butanuka zone. It is in the district of Mpanda in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi). FRODEBU leaders accuse

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : an equivalence of diplomas that does not satisfy

The UNESCO, in collaboration with the UNHCR and the Zambian Ministry ofEducation, have started a project to recognize refugees’ diplomas. This initiative is supposed to open up horizons for holders

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Photo of the week : over 70 people arrested in 8 months for having illegally traveled to Rwanda

Residents of villages bordering Rwanda in Mugina district, in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi), no longer hide their concerns. More than 70 people have already been arrested by the police in

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi): the start of the school year reckoned bad

A week before the start of the school year, refugees in Dzaleka camp in Malawi are complaining that all the places in the camp’s only school are reserved for the

Economy

Fuel crisis: parents and children no longer know where to turn as the school year nears

In Bujumbura, the Burundi’s financial capital, where the United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, the main criterion for finding a school where to enroll your child is

Society

Burundi: Farmers urged to adapt their farming activities to the climate

The Geographical Institute of Burundi (IGEBU) announced last Wednesday the start of the growing season A, “Agatasi”. The Institute says the season tends to be rainier than the previous year

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda): appearance of measles cases

Declaration of the highly contagious respiratory viral disease, measles, in the Nakivale camp. Among the emergency measures decided, there is the swift vaccination of all children aged between 9 and

Human Rights

Cibitoke: more than 150 detainees in a custody with a capacity of 40

With a capacity of 40 detainees, the custody of the provincial police station of Cibitoke (north-west Burundi) housed, until Friday, September 6, 159 people, including a dozen minors. The prison

Refugees

Uvira (DRC): a sex worker of Burundian origin killed

Esther. N was killed on September 1 in a hotel room in Uvira. It is in the province of South Kivu in the east of the DRC. The author of

Refugees

Ngozi: Musasa refugee camp gets a new maternity building

The Congolese refugee camp of Musasa in the province of Ngozi in northern Burundi has a new maternity building. Congolese refugees, like other inhabitants of the Musasa area, say they