Bubanza: an armed band of thieves sows panic

Security

Bubanza: an armed band of thieves sows panic

Bandits armed with bladed weapons are roaming the neighborhoods of the capital of the province of Bubanza (Western Burundi) and commit robbery. One of them was killed, seven others were

Refugees

Kakuma (Kenya): refugees denounce the slowness in granting administration documents

Refugees believe that the slowness in granting certain documents has serious economic and psychosocial consequences. They claim they can go a month or more without finding a document that should

Human Rights

Burundi: the Ngozi prosecution opposes the release of lawyer Nkina

The prosecutor at the Ngozi Court of Appeal (northern Burundi) opposed the release of lawyer Tony Germain Nkina on Wednesday. The latter had been acquitted by the Ngozi Court of

Economy

Bujumbura: the fuel crisis far from being resolved

For weeks, it has been difficult, if not impossible, to find fuel gasoline in the commercial city of Bujumbura. Customers claim to spend nights and days at petrol stations waiting

Security

Kirundo: nani kamuuwa Kambayingwe mkimbizi huyo aliyerudi nchini ?

Watu wanne akiwemo katibu wa chama cha CNDD-FDD mkoa wa Kirundo (kaskazini mwa Burundi) na muakilishi wa tawi la vijana wafuasi wa chama tawala ngazi ya mkoa wanatajwa kuhusika katika

Security

Ituri/Kivu-kaskazini: miili ya raia wa kawaida 27 waliouwawa na wapiganaji wa ADF imepatikana katika eneo la Irumi na Béni

Miili 2O ya watu waliouwawa na waasi kutoka Uganda wa ADF (kundi la waasi) iligunduliwa katika vijiji vingi vya eneo la Irumi mkoa wa Ituri mashariki mwa DRC. Maiti zingine

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda): election of new refugee representatives

From December 14 to 16, an election was held to choose new bodies representing the refugee community at Nakivale camp in Uganda. The president is a Congolese re-elected to this

Security

Bweru: a seriously injured woman

Espérance Sibomana, in her forties, is bedridden at the Karusi 50th anniversary hospital (central-eastern Burundi). She was evacuated there after sustaining serious injuries by her husband. The incident took place

Security

Kirundo: who killed the returnee Kambayingwe?

Four people including the provincial CNDD-FDD party secretary in the province of Kirundo (Northern Burundi) and the presidential party’s youth league official at the provincial level are cited in the

Security

Ituri/Nord-Kivu: 27 bodies of civilians killed by ADF fighters discovered in Irumu and Beni territories

Twenty bodies of civilians killed by Ugandan rebels ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) were discovered in several villages in Irumu territory, Ituri province, eastern DRC. Seven others were found in Beni