Security
Gihanga : a soldier killed a young man and injured a sixty-year-old
The murder took place in the Gihungwe region in Gihanga district of Bubanza province (west). A soldier shot two people. Witnesses speak of an argument between a soldier and two
Goma: more than 17,000 new people displaced following war between the regular army and M23 rebels
More than 17,000 displaced people have been registered in a newly created camp in the city of Goma in the province of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According
Cibitoke: discovery of two bodies
Two bodies were found this Sunday and Monday in Rugombo and Buganda communes in the province of Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi). One body, a child of 10 year old, was
Matana: 12 individuals arrested after the death of a child
The body of Bienvenue Nshimirimana (4 years old) was found this Sunday in a forest at Matana. It is in the commune of Matana, Bururi province (southern Burundi). At least
Rumonge : a corpse discovered
A body of an as yet unidentified person was found on Saturday at the old fishing port. It is in the Kizuka zone in the district and province of Rumonge
Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue
The deceased left his home last Thursday and went to the Ngozi market (northern Burundi) where he was often employed as a day laborer, his relatives say. His body was
Giharo : the district police commissioner killed with machetes
Police Major Japhet Mukeshimana was killed on the evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The tragedy took place in Nkanka village in Giharo district in Rutana province in southeast Burundi.
How is the Burundian army, long renowned for its bravery, in decline in North Kivu?
The Burundian army was reformed in 2004, with a new name of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) replacing the old army, Burundian Armed Forces (FAB), which had been created
Beni (DRC): nearly twenty civilians killed in one week
Rebel attacks have been reported in the Beni sector in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC), leaving around twenty victims, in less than a week. Local civil society reports at
Gitega : one person killed, another found dead in a week
Déo Havyarimana was killed on Wednesday in Jenda village in the district and province of Gitega (central Burundi). And on Friday morning, the body of a certain Kama was discovered