Bubanza : armed attack by rebels from the DRC in Buringa

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Bubanza : armed attack by rebels from the DRC in Buringa

Detonations of heavy and light weapons were heard Saturday evening in the Buringa zone, in Gihanga district, Bubanza province (western Burundi). The attackers reportedly came from Rukoko Park located along

Security

Fizi (DRC) : four people including 2 Chinese were killed by armed men

The four victims are made up of two Chinese, a soldier from the Congolese army and a civilian. They were shot dead by armed men in the village of Ngangula

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Cibitoke : Rwandan rebels killed in the intelligence service cell

Several Rwandan FLN rebels, incarcerated in the dungeon of the national intelligence service in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), were killed. Sources within the police affirm that their bodies were immediately driven

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Gitega : seven magistrates in detention

Seven magistrates have been detained at the central prison of Gitega (political capital) since Thursday evening, witnesses confirmed to SOS Médias Burundi. They are accused of acts of corruption and

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Gitega : President Neva attacks magistrates again

The Burundian president on Friday accused the magistrates of “taking me for a scoundrel” and once again threatened to hand over the corrupt judges to the population so that they

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Rumonge : the government regrets the enormous expenses incurred in prisons

The Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi, Prosper Bazombanza expressed the regrets of the government which plans to spend this year around 15 billion Burundi francs from its general budget

Security

Burundi : President Neva’s speech to reinforce the acts of violence of Imbonerakure, according to Carina Tertsakian

President Évariste Ndayishimiye praised on Saturday August 26, 2023, the role of the Imbonerakure in the night patrols and securing the borders. According to Carina Tertsakian, associate researcher at the

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Goma : several dead and injured in anti-Monusco demonstrations and against the EAC regional force

Several people were killed on Wednesday in the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu in the east of the DRC in demonstrations organized by a mystical-religious sect. According to

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : three refugees die after torture sessions

They include two Burundians and a Rwandan. They had been arrested as part of the tracking of refugees in urban centers and detained in Maula Central Prison. Refugee leaders at

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Homosexuals-affair : burial of a former detainee, denied access to appropriate care (Witnesses and Family)

Mevin Shurweryimana was buried on Tuesday at the Mushasha cemetery in the political capital Gitega. The 33-year-old man died overnight from Thursday to Friday. He was one of twenty defendants