Gitega : a man in detention for murder

Security

Gitega : a man in detention for murder

Jean Bosco Ntakarutimana has been detained in a police cell in the political capital Gitega since November 5. He is suspected of murder. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The detainee was

Human Rights

Burundi : the CVR continues its controversial investigations

Since Monday, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) has launched investigations in six provinces in southeast and northeast Burundi. The highly controversial commission in charge of reconciliation between Burundians, which

Refugees

Photo of the week : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps

The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who

Health

Bujumbura: five Mpox cases confirmed in a boarding school

At least five students from the Lycée Reine de la Paix located in the Ngagara zone, in Ntahangwa commune in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura are hospitalized. They have

Society

Kayanza: a urban center has just spent more than two months without electricity

The residents of Gasenyi zone in the commune of Rango in the province of Kayanza (northern Burundi) have just spent more than two months without power. Traders say they are

Justice En

Mugamba: the president of the court of residence and a clerk in detention

Jean de Dieu Ndayishimiye, president of the court of residence of Mugamba in the province of Bururi (southern Burundi) and Agnès Ndayirorere, clerk at the same court have been detained

Economy

Bujumbura : bread prices revised upwards

Residents of the economic capital Bujumbura are beginning to get used to the incessant rise in the prices of basic necessities, but the pace of this increase worries more than

Refugees

Kakuma (Kenya): big delay in the distribution of rations

Over two months without refugees being supplied with food rations and cash. They speak of a worrying delay while they have not had any explanation from the UNHCR. INFO SOS

Health

Rwanda/Uganda : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps

The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who

Opinion

“Burundi : the hungriest country” : now that’s a nice “compliment”!

A verdict without appeal. “Global Hunger Index 2024” published the list “of the 20 African countries where hunger is the most severe”. And guess which came out on top. Well,