Meheba (Zambia) : dozens of houses destroyed by torrential rains
Meheba (Zambia) : dozens of houses destroyed by torrential rains
The months of December and January are the rainiest in Zambia, especially in the northwestern part which is home to the Meheba refugee camp. The latter has already recorded several
Rwanda : the UNHCR recruits refugees for Canada
UNHCR-Rwanda is in a sensitization phase in the refugee community for economic immigration to Canada. After Kigali, it is the turn of the Mahama camp. The aim is seeking qualified
Cibitoke: the governor bans the sale of corn outside the province
The Cibitoke provincial authority (north-west Burundi) took a decision seen as controversial as it bans the sale of maize outside the province. Farmers decribe it as unjust because it deprives
Photo of the week : Congolese refugees refer to embassies in Kigali
Representatives of more than 70,000 Congolese refugees living in Rwanda on Monday (January 23rd) submitted a petition to various embassies in Kigali, calling on the international community to help end
Masisi: the rebellion next to the guarantor of world peace
The M23 rebels who took control of the city of Kithanga in the territory of Masisi, in the province of North Kivu eastern DRC, have installed new positions to secure
Cibitoke: a dozen gold mining cooperatives closed
Seventeen gold mining cooperatives in the communes of Mabayi and Bukinanyana in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi) have been closed since January 23. The governor speaks of a
Rwanda-DRC: DRC accuses Rwanda of planning a massacre of Congolese Tutsis in order to find an alibi to invade (press release)
In a press release, the Congolese army again accuses the Rwandan army of having sent troops to the province of North Kivu (eastern DRC) to occupy certain areas of this
Rutana: the prosecutor of Rutana and the former head of the SNR under legal proceedings
The public prosecutor in the province of Rutana (south-east of Burundi) is being prosecuted for failing to assist a person in danger as the former head of the national intelligence
Masisi (DRC) : the city of Kitshanga fell into the hands of the M23
Since Thursday evening, M23 rebels have taken control of the city of Kitshanga located some 80 kilometers northwest of the city of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu
Burundi : users of the Ecocash system in disarray
The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) seized accounts of the Econet Wireless Burundi mobile phone company. Users of its Ecocash money transfer system can no longer withdraw their money. Super agents,