Security
Mugina: a couple murdered with a machete
Charles Mpawenimana (67 years old) and his wife Frédiane Ndayisavyimana, 52 years old, were killed over the night of August 26 to 27. The double murder took place at Nyempundu
Photo of the week : threat of uncleanness related diseases at the main market
Fruit sellers at the Makamba market (south of the country) say they fear contracting diseases linked to unsanitary conditions, just like their customers. The garbage dump of this market next
DRC (Fizi) : residents denounce barriers erected by the Mai-Mai Yakutumba
In the territory of Fizi in the province of South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mai-Mai, an armed group operating in this territory, threaten the
Cibitoke: 23 gold miners arrested
23 gold miners from the communes of Mabayi and Bukinanyana in the Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) are detained in the local office of SNR (National Intelligence Service). The provincial governor
Cibitoke : paramilitary training for Imbonerakure before their deployment in the DRC
For three weeks, members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD party have been receiving paramilitary training in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Local sources say that beneficiaries of the training
Goma: nearly 80 people killed in less than a month
According to the local civil society, at least 80 people have been killed in the city of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu in the east of the
Bujumbura : Two police officers sentenced to pay fines for beating up a political party leader
It is the Ntahangwa Court in the north of the commercial city of Bujumbura that sentenced the two officers on Tuesday. Gabriel Banzawitonde, chairperson of the APDR party – the
Vyanda: a man killed by his wife
An army retiree was killed on Wednesday’s night to Thursday morning on Gihinga hill, Vyanda commune in the southern Bururi province of Burundi). Administrative sources on this hill report that
Gitega : a police officer in detention after killing cows
Majorique Irankunda, a police officer, was arrested on the morning of Monday, August 5. A police source indicates that he is held in the provincial police station cell. He is
Cibitoke : 3 people found dead in 3 days in Buganda
In just three days, three bodies were found in the Nyamitanga and Ndava villages of Buganda district in Cibitoke province (northwest Burundi). Information gathered from security authorities speaks of a