Goma: more than 17,000 new people displaced following war between the regular army and M23 rebels
Goma: more than 17,000 new people displaced following war between the regular army and M23 rebels
More than 17,000 displaced people have been registered in a newly created camp in the city of Goma in the province of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According
Bunyoni affair: former prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed
Former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed to the second level of the Supreme Court on January 2, SOS Médias Burundi learned this Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The former Burundian
Cibitoke: discovery of two bodies
Two bodies were found this Sunday and Monday in Rugombo and Buganda communes in the province of Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi). One body, a child of 10 year old, was
Matana: 12 individuals arrested after the death of a child
The body of Bienvenue Nshimirimana (4 years old) was found this Sunday in a forest at Matana. It is in the commune of Matana, Bururi province (southern Burundi). At least
Rumonge : a corpse discovered
A body of an as yet unidentified person was found on Saturday at the old fishing port. It is in the Kizuka zone in the district and province of Rumonge
Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue
The deceased left his home last Thursday and went to the Ngozi market (northern Burundi) where he was often employed as a day laborer, his relatives say. His body was
Buganda : two people seriously injured and several houses destroyed following torrential rains
Two people were injured, around a hundred houses destroyed and more than 500 hectares of crop fields damaged by torrential rains which fell in Nyamitanga village in the Ndava zone
Burundi : members of the LGBTQ community fear persecution after President Neva’s remarks
In Burundi, people in same-sex relationships feel they are at great risk. This came after remarks by President Évariste Ndayishimiye who called for “homosexuals to be stoned” last Friday. The
Burundi : the ruling party defends its young people
Not all young people in the party are at fault, according to the secretary general of the ruling party. The Imbonerakure are very responsible and well prepared to replace those
Giharo : the district police commissioner killed with machetes
Police Major Japhet Mukeshimana was killed on the evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The tragedy took place in Nkanka village in Giharo district in Rutana province in southeast Burundi.