Burundi : Agathon Rwasa requests authorization to organize regional assemblies and an ordinary congress
Burundi : Agathon Rwasa requests authorization to organize regional assemblies and an ordinary congress
The disputed chairperson of the CNL party (National Congress for Freedom) says he is concerned about the holding of these activities which, perhaps, will lead to an end to the
Burundi : over 40 organizations demand the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur
Forty international and Burundian organizations are appealing to the United Nations Human Rights Council to request the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Burundi. For these organizations,
Meheba (Zambia) : the UNHCR evades burial rights for refugees
For some time now, the UNHCR has not helped refugees to bury their dead as usual. Refugees who say they live in very difficult conditions are asking this UN agency
DRC-Masisi: more than 17 people killed by local militias in two months
More than 17 people from the Bahunde chiefdom and part of Bashali were killed by local militias still active in several villages of Masisi territory. It is in North Kivu
Great Lakes : the ICGLR and the UNHCR warn of the risk of statelessness of more than 100,000 refugees
A new study by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) highlights the
Mabayi : six Rwandan rebels killed in clashes with FDNB
Six rebels belonging to an armed group of Kinyarwanda-speaking men were killed overnight from Thursday to Friday. Three soldiers were killed, according to securityand administration sources. The clashes took place
Gitega : the prosecutor demands sentences of up to 5 years in prison for alleged homosexuals
In a trial which took place Monday at the central prison of Gitega (political capital), the public prosecutor accused 24 defendants of being homosexuals. Legally, he qualified the offense as
Tanzania : Burundian authorities want to repatriate refugees at all costs
Burundi is struggling to convince its refugees on the Tanzanian soil to return. This Tuesday, yet another delegation went there with the watchword : announcing the repatriation before the worst.
Nduta (Tanzania) : an SOS for a dying child
The camp administration has denied access to care for a child under five who requires intensive care outside Nduta camp in Tanzania. The NGO MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) finds itself
Burundi : consumers overwhelmed by the general rise in prices
Burundi is experiencing a sort of cascading price increase for basic necessities. This leads to the high cost of the living. The purchasing power of the inhabitants has not changed.