Bujumbura: EAC heads of state call again for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo

Governance

Bujumbura: EAC heads of state call again for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo

In a most extraordinary way, the heads of the East African community members states met in Bujumbura, the economic capital of Burundi, this Saturday, February 4, 2023. The security situation

Politic

Bujumbura : kwa mara nyingine, wakuu wa nchi za EAC watoa wito wa kusitisha vita mara moja

Kwa hali isiyo ya kawaida, wakuu wa nchi za jumuiya ya afrika mashariki walikutana jumamosi tarehe 4 februari 2023 jijiji Bujumbura makao makuu ya kibiashara ya Burundi. Hali ya usalama

Human Rights

Mzozo mashariki mwa Kongo : askali mmoja wa kikosi cha umoja wa mataifa auwawa na mwingine kujeruhiwa vikali kutokana na shambulizi dhidi ya ndege la Monusco

Monusco (ujumbe wa umoja wa mataifa nchini DRC) umetangaza kifo cha askali wake kupitia tangazo. Ujumbe huo unafahamisha kuwa alifariki kutokana na shambulio dhidi ya moja kati ya ndege zake

Human Rights

Crise dans l’Est du Congo : un casque bleu tué et un autre gravement blessé dans une attaque contre un avion de la Monusco

La Monusco (Mission de l’organisation des Nations-Unies en RDC) a annoncé la mort de son casque bleu dans un communiqué. Elle informe qu’il est décédé à la suite de l’attaque

Human Rights

Rugombo: three bodies found in less than a week

The resurgence of murder cases on the hills of the commune of Rugombo, in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi) spark worries among the population. Three bodies were found

Human Rights

Ituri: nearly 140 civilians killed in January 2023

The figures were presented by the civil society in Ituri province in eastern DRC. The victims were killed in different localities of the province in attacks by armed groups. INFO

Governance

Burundi: the Central Bank ends the paralysis of the Ecocash system

Super agents and agents using the Ecocash e-money system can withdraw any amount they want, an exemption the Central Bank has just granted them. The BRB (Banque de la République

Human Rights

Burundi: HRW demands the release of Floriane Irangabiye

Human Rights Watch believes that the conviction of the Burundian journalist breaches the right to freedom of expression. It says that authorities should release Floriane Irangabiye and end what they

Security

Rwanda: activists and journalists call on Rwandan authorities to investigate the death of journalist Ntwali

This Thursday evening, activists and journalists gathered at Baraza Media Lab, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, in a vigil in memory of Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali, who died in

Politic

DRC : the EAC urges clarifications on the deportation of Rwandan officers

In a letter sent on February 1, 2023 to Christophe Apala, the Congolese Deputy Prime Minister at the same time Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary General of the East