Rwanda : the sport supposed to unite refugees risks going wrong

Refugees

Rwanda : the sport supposed to unite refugees risks going wrong

The ministry in charge of refugees and the UNHCR organized inter-camp sports games for refugees to promote love, understanding and solidarity among them. Different disciplines were scheduled at the Mahama

Justice En

Kayanza : a one-year jail for a district secretary and his co-defendants

The First Instance Court sentenced the district secretary of Kabarore in the Kayanza province (north of the country) and his four co-defendants to one year in prison and a fine

Security

DRC (Fizi) : residents denounce barriers erected by the Mai-Mai Yakutumba

In the territory of Fizi in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mai-Mai, an armed group operating in this territory, threaten the

Economy

Burundi: the World Bank intends to revive the country

The World Bank has promised to give nearly half a billion US dollars to the Burundian government to improve the living conditions of the Burundian citizens, said the Burundian finance

Society

Makamba : threat of uncleanness related diseases at the main market

Fruit sellers at the Makamba market (south of the country) say they fear contracting diseases linked to unsanitary conditions, just like their customers. The garbage dump of this market next

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a house of a Burundian refugee burned

The house was burned down by the administration of the camp which criticizes its owner for not following injunctions given to him. The chief of household was sentenced to forced

Criminalité

Mugina : an alleged thief killed by Imbonerakure

A suspected thief was lynched by Imbonerakure (members of the CNDD-FDD youth league) on Monday evening. The lynching took place in the locality of Rugajo in the district of Mugina.

Criminalité

Makamba : the body of a young man found hanging from a tree

Cédric Nkeshimana’s corpse was discovered on Tuesday. He was hanging from a tree in the town center of Makamba province (southern Burundi). Circumstances of his death remain unknown. The police

Refugees

Nduta: the Tanzanian authorities announce that they will transform the Nduta camp into a fire fighters’ brigade camp

The Nduta’s Burundian refugee camp will be transformed into a “firefighter camp”, the mayor of Kibondo district where the Nduta camp is based, said last Sunday. He was in a

Society

Burundi : Parents’ concerns on the eve of the start of the school year

Life has become too expensive for many families throughout the country and especially in the commercial city, Bujumbura due to the explosion in prices and the degradation of the Burundian