Bujumbura : children displaced following floods take the national test in difficult conditions

Society

Bujumbura : children displaced following floods take the national test in difficult conditions

From June 4 to 6, 2024, the national test takes place in Burundi for 9th grade pupils. The 2023-2024 edition takes place in 907 centers. A Mubimbi center in the

Human Rights

Cibitoke : a trader under torture for five days in the cell of the National Intelligence Service

Jean Claude Bizimana alias Vyagizimana, a trader from Munyuka village, is detained in the cell of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Cibitoke where he is subjected to acts of

DRC En

North Kivu (DRC) : dozens of displaced women were raped in Rutshuru and Nyiragongo

There are 28 recent cases of women who fled the fighting in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo and who accused local militias maintained by the Congolese authorities known as

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a woman raped

A Burundian woman refugee at the Nduta camp in Tanzania was raped by three men. According to the victim, her rapists spoke Igiha, a Tanzanian dialect. She is undergoing intensive

Criminalité

Gitega : a man found dead after being arrested by members of the joint security committees

The body of Selemani Ciza, 41 years old and father of three children, was found on Sunday in the Magarama neighborhood. It is in the political capital Gitega. Witnesses say

Politic-supp

Gitega : the Frodebu party exasperated by actions of the CNDD-FDD calls on Burundians to break fear

On Sunday, the Sahwanya Frodebu party celebrated the 31st anniversary of the first victory of a Hutu president elected as head of state, in the political capital Gitega. Its chairperson

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : men’s jobs taken over by women in Bujumbura

The high living cost and resilience oblige : yesterday Bujumbura welcomed taxiwomen, masons’ helpers and construction engineers (public works), today it is butchers who are arriving, and the competition promises

Human Rights

Kirundo: a child of Tanzanian origin detained just for crossing the border out of ignorance

A child of Tanzanian citizenship aged between eight and nine has been detained in the prosecution’s cells in Kirundo (northern Burundi) for two weeks. Witnesses say he reportedly came from

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): a Burundian refugee kidnapped

Elias Manirakiza, in his fifties, was kidnapped by people who have not yet been identified. The police reassure that they are looking for him. But his family despairs. INFO SOS

Security

North Kivu : ten civilians killed by bombs in Sake, the M23 and the FARDC and allies blame each other

Since Thursday, intense fighting has been reported between the FARDC and its allies including the regional force -SADC (Southern African Development Community) on one side and the M23 on the