Muyinga: smoke from explosives used in gold mines causes fatal lung poisoning
Muyinga: smoke from explosives used in gold mines causes fatal lung poisoning
Residents of Kamaramagambo hill in Butihinda commune, Muyinga province (north-eastern Burundi) say they are under threat of the smoke from explosives causing pulmonary poisoning as sounds of explosion disturb pregnant
Cibitoke: low attendance despite the reopening of the Burundi-Rwanda border
More than two months after the reopening of border posts in the districts of Rugombo, Mabayi and Bukinanyana of the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), there is a low influx
Lusenda -Mulongwe: UNHCR donates cash to vulnerable refugees
The concerned persons are roughly 3,250 people. Every individual received one hundred US dollars. They are settled in the camps of Lusenda and Mulongwe on the Fizi territories in the
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): the WFP distributed inedible beans to refugees
At the end of October, the WFP (World Food Program) distributed poor quality beans to Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. Refugees approached the UNHCR and the camp administration. A rogatory commission
Meheba (Zambia): 3rd host country, an illusion for Burundian refugees
Several Burundian refugees from the Meheba camp in Zambia yearn for a third host country, especially the sick. However, the UNHCR speaks to them of illusion, especially since they have
Muramvya: the provincial prison overcrowded
Built in 1948 with a capacity of 100 people, the central prison of Muramvya (central Burundi) hosts 772 detainees, or more than 700%. This prison overcrowding has a negative impact
Uvira: a physician killed by armed men
Dr Merci Mudandaza, director of Nyakirango hospital was killed in an armed attack. It took place this Sunday at the end of the afternoon in the locality of Nyalubwe in
Photo of the week: Joseph Ntakarutimana elected EALA speaker
The election of Honorable Joseph Ntakarutimana as head of the EAC Legislative Assembly makes Burundi a very important country in the decision-making of this community. Burundi is now at the
Bururi: four people from the same family in detention
Four people belonging to the same family have been detained since Christmas night in police cells in Bururi (southern Burundi). Three of them are suspected of having tried to free
Giharo: embezzlement of district funds
Members of the district council ask for clarification on the case of embezzlement of more than 20 million Burundi francs. The diversion was detected by a delegation from the ministry