Security
Lubero : more than 20 people including humanitarian workers killed by local young people
According to the local civil society, at least 17 civilians including humanitarian workers have been killed in the Lubero territory in the North Kivu province in the east of the
Uvira: 5 injured in a clash between Burundian soldiers and the Bafulero community militiamen
At least five young people who were part of the Bafulero community militiamen were injured during an altercation between them and Burundian soldiers stationed in the Rusizi plain in the
Kakuma (Kenya) : at least ten refugees killed in one week
These are killings which resulted from fights and attacks between the Burundian, Congolese and South Sudanese communities installed in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya. Four victims are of
Cibitoke: three illegal gold miners dead in a landslide
At least three illegal gold miners were killed in a landslide on the afternoon of Friday June 28 on the transverse road 7 of Rusororo hill. It is in the
Nyanza-Lac : a fire devastates health district offices
All office equipment and archives could not be saved following a fire that occurred during the night from Monday to Tuesday in the offices of the health district of the
Goma : the South African army announces the death of its two soldiers in Sake
The South African army confirmed on Wednesday the death of two soldiers deployed in the North Kivu province in eastern Congo as part of the SADC (Southern African Development Community)
Rumonge : a body floating on Lake Tanganyika discovered
The body of Emmanuel Nduwimana (46 years old) was found very close to the commercial port of Rumonge on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. His corpse was floating on the waters
Rutana: heavy sentences for soldiers who refused to fight alongside the FARDC
Sentences ranging from 22 to 30 years in prison and fines of 500 US dollars were handed down against 272 soldiers who refused to fight against the M23 alongside the
DRC : more than 1,800 children were recruited into armed groups in 2023 (UN)
At least 1,861 children, 1,535 boys and 326 girls were recruited and used by different local and foreign armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between January and
Cibitoke : three bodies discovered in Buganda and Rugombo
Three bodies of men were discovered on Saturday in the localities of Mparambo and Nyamitanga, respectively in the districts of Rugombo and Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi).