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Photo of the week-Buhumuza : MP Shabani Nimubona at the heart of a seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline
A member of parliament from Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, is implicated in a case involving the seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline by police in Cumba village, in the
Photo of the week-Buhumuza : Busuma camp in shock, hundreds of Congolese refugees die in undignified conditions
Since December 2025, more than 300 Congolese refugees, including many children and the elderly, have died in the Busuma camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, due to extremely precarious living
Photo of the week-Tanzania : demolitions, overcrowding, and violations of the Geneva Convention: Burundian refugees forced to return
In the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps for Burundian refugees, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, the humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating. Thousands of refugees are crammed into overcrowded
Photo of the week-Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons
217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in Ngozi, in the north of the small east
Photo of the week-War in eastern DRC : Burundi redeploys troops to Kalemie as Congolese exodus intensifies
A new redeployment of Burundian soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was observed between December 29, 2025, and January 4, 2026, according to several concurring security sources. This
Photo of the week-fertilizer scandal in Burundi : billions claimed, unclear responsibilities, and farmers held hostage
Since the end of December 2025, a scandal with serious financial and political implications has rocked the Burundian agricultural sector. A power struggle pits the Burundian Ministry of Finance against
Photo of the week : soaring fuel prices in Bubanza and Mpanda paralyze transportation, insecurity in the DRC exacerbates the crisis
In Bubanza and Mpanda, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, retail fuel prices have risen sharply since the capture of Uvira, in the DRC, located a few kilometers from Bujumbura,
Photo of the week-Rumonge : Congolese refugees banned from renting houses outside the reception site
In Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district authorities of Rumonge, a port town, have decided to prohibit recently arrived Congolese refugees from renting houses outside the Mutambara emergency reception site.
Photo of the week-Ruyigi : the alarming rise in theft shakes the district
The district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, has been experiencing a worrying increase in insecurity since the end of June. In recent days, the frequency and audacity of
Photo of the week : nearly 500 men break the silence on domestic economic violence
Nearly 500 Burundian men have dared to speak out. Since 2021, they have confided in the association “Men in Distress” (Abagabo mu gahinda) to denounce the violence they suffer within