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Bukinanyana : nearly thirty bodies wearing FARDC uniforms discovered in Kibira

At least 32 bodies of men wearing the uniform of the Congolese army, the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) were discovered in the Kibira natural reserve,

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Mpanda : a body found in a palm grove

The body of Emmanuel Hakizimana was found in a palm grove located in the Musenyi zone. It is in the district of Mpanda in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi).

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Cibitoke: a teenage peanut seller killed in Mugina

The body of a young man selling peanuts was discovered this Monday, May 20 on the Mubere sub-hill of the Rugajo hill and zone in Mugina commune. It is in

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Gitega : a man killed very close to his home

Ezéchiel Bigirimana, 36 years old, and father of four children, was killed by as yet unidentified persons.The crime took place on Friday May 17 in Rukoba village in the district

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Nyanza-Lac : three men arrested and taken to an unknown destination

Three men were arrested on Saturday, May 18, by the head of the National Intelligence Service (SNR) in Nyanza-Lac and the provincial police commissioner, after a search of their home.

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Kinshasa : Congolese authorities announce having foiled a coup d’état

The DRC army claims to have “foiled a coup” on Sunday morning. Three gunmen were killed after a shooting not far from the presidential palace. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The

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Goma (DRC) : 35 victims of the bombing of the Mugunga camp buried, their families plead for peace

On Wednesday, authorities of North Kivu (eastern DRC) organized the burial of victims of the bombing of the Mugunga camp. The families of the victims pleaded for lasting peace while

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Cibitoke: two gold miners dead in a landslide

Two gold miners were swept away by a landslide on Monday, May 13, on Myave hill in the Ndora zone in Bukinanyana commune, Cibitoke province, in the northwest of Burundi.

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Giheta: a young pregnant girl murdered

Esther Irakoze (20 years old) was killed last Thursday on Rutegama hill Giheta commune, Gitega province, central Burundi. Three suspects were apprehended as part of a police investigation. INFO SOS

Diplomacy

Bujumbura attacks : Burundi should stop associating Rwanda with its internal problems (government)

Kigali reacted on Sunday to accusations from Burundi which accuses its northern neighbor of being behind the grenade attacks in recent days in the commercial city Bujumbura. According to the