Buyengero : an “untouchable” manager of Imbonerakure arrests an ex-FAB retiree

Politic

Buyengero : an “untouchable” manager of Imbonerakure arrests an ex-FAB retiree

Gordien Nkurunziza, a retired soldier from the former Burundian Armed Forces, was arrested last Saturday by the district police commissioner in Buyengero. It is in the province of Rumonge (southwest

Politic-supp

Makamba : UPRONA party activities banned in Nyanza-Lac and Vugizo

On Sunday, members of the UPRONA party were refused to hold a meeting in Buheka village. It is in Nyanza-Lac district in Makamba province (southern Burundi). Three weeks ago, another

Economy

Kayanza : the mineral wealth is close to the poverty of the inhabitants

Residents of Kabarore and Muruta districts in Kayanza province (north of the country) say they live in poverty. They claim that their localities are full of rare earths and minerals

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : prolonged drought worries refugees

Much of Zambia is affected by drought, which is causing growing concern about its detrimental impact on agricultural production. At the Meheba camp, discontent is becoming increasingly heard. INFO SOS

Refugees

Fizi : houses of Burundian refugees from 1972 threatened by the waters of Lake Tanganyika

In the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 800 families, made up mostly of Burundians who fled the massacres of 1972

Politic

Burundi : the regime helps the CNL to split, which does not scare its leader Agathon Rwasa

On Sunday, a group of CNL party officials organized an extraordinary congress in the town center of the province of Ngozi (northern Burundi). They chose Nestor Girukwishaka as their new

Politic

Photo of the week : President Neva does not regret having wanted homosexuals to be stoned and still wants it

The Burundian president reiterated Friday that he does not regret his comments on same-sex marriage. He insisted, on the celebration of the day dedicated to women’s rights, that he is

Politic

Burundi: the hallucinations of President Neva

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye declared late in February that the Garden of Eden was in Burundi and that Americans drink water from Burundi. According to the one who runs one

Human Rights

Gitega: President Neva does not regret having wanted homosexuals to be stoned and still wants it

The Burundian president reiterated Friday that he does not regret his comments on same-sex marriage. He insisted, on the celebration of the day dedicated to women’s rights, that he is

Human Rights

Cibitoke: four ladies killed the day before women’s day

Four women were killed and eight girls victims of rape at the start of the month dedicated to women in the communes of Rugombo, Murwi, Bukinanyana and Buganda, in Cibitoke