Burundi-Press: journalist Sandra Muhoza appeared in council chambers

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Burundi-Press: journalist Sandra Muhoza appeared in council chambers

Our colleague appeared this Monday morning before three judges at the Mukaza court in the commercial city Bujumbura. They will decide whether to release him provisionally or not. The decision

Security

Cibitoke: Rwandan FLN rebels sow fear among the population near Kibira

For two weeks now, residents of the hills near Kibira, Gafumbegeti and Rutorero Butahana zone of Mabayi commune, Cibitoke province, have said they are in panic fear of the Rwandan

Human Rights

Burundi : The Iteka League denounces a probable cover-up of the perpetrators of nearly 1,500 targeted assassinations in three years

In its damning new report, the Iteka Human Rights League is more severe. It speaks of notorious impunity and a cover-up to hide the crimes from President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s rule.

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Bujumbura : brief appearance of journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana

Local journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana briefly appeared at the First Instance Court in the commercial city Bujumbura on Thursday. He was given a new appointment for next July. For good

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda) : the assistance to refugees is becoming more and more problematic

The UNHCR has made changes to the fuel gas distribution system for refugees in the Mahama camp in Rwanda. This assistance has been cut in half. The refugees cry out

Security

Ituri (DRC) : at least 16 people killed and others kidnapped in ADF attacks

Armed fighters identified as ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) carried out several attacks last weekend in the Walese Vonkutu chiefdom. It is in the Ituri province in the east of the

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Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania

More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled

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Bururi : the case of the Kajondi district high school teacher prosecuted for manslaughter under deliberation

SOS Médias Burundi only learned about it on Monday, even though the trial took place last Tuesday in a public hearing. The public prosecutor requested a sentence of 5 years

Politic

DRC : now close to the M23, Nangaa, the former CENI chairperson announces the imminent capture of Goma

Corneille Nangaa and his fellow M23 fighters assured the population of the Kiwanja region, in Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, conquered by the M23 rebels, that peace will be restored.

Economy

Bujumbura : effects of the fuel shortage on transport are worsening

It has been three weeks since public transport in the commercial capital Bujumbura has been paralyzed. Originally, petroleum products were rare, especially fuel oil. At bus stops, passengers desperately wait