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Mahama (Rwanda) : one dead in a fire

A fire broke out in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda and claimed the life of a Congolese refugee. The cause of the fire was a combustible gas cylinder that

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Butaganzwa : an alleged thief lynched to death by residents

A suspected thief was killed by residents on the night of Sunday to Monday in the district of Butaganzwa. It is in the province of Ruyigi in eastern Burundi. INFO

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Gitega : two people killed

Désiré Kwizerimana (40 years old), died from injuries inflicted on him by two soldiers, on January 16 at the hospital in Gitega (political capital). A second individual died while he

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Bujumbura : the body of a police officer discovered

The body of Claude, an agent of the PNB (Burundi National Police), was discovered on Sunday morning. Circumstances of his death remain unclear. INFO SOS Médias Burundi It is precisely

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Murwi : two Imbonerakure escaped the lynching of inhabitants

Sylvestre Nsanzurwimo nicknamed Kadafi and Fabien Kabuyu (members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD) almost got killed on Saturday. They had just been caught with bags of tomatoes and

Diplomacy

War in Eastern Congo : Do ​​they want me to go and tell people to agree to be silent when their rights are denied? I will never do it (Paul Kagame)

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday that he will never convince the M23 rebels to lay down their arms while they are frequently attacked by the Congolese army and its

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Mahama (Rwanda) : a bandit arrested

A young Burundian man was caught red-handed stealing from his compatriot. Seriously injured, he was arrested by the police. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The incident occurred on Wednesday night in

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Kayogoro : a fifty-year old murdered

Béatrice Nibitanga, 53 years old, was killed on Tuesday afternoon. The murder took place in the locality of Gatabo, in the district of Kayogoro in the province of Makamba (southern

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Rugombo : a body found not far from the border with the DRC

A decapitated body of a man was discovered in a corn and bean field in the locality of Rusiga, in the district of Rugombo, province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi), not

Economy

Bukavu : three Chinese in possession of several pieces of gold ingots arrested

The three Chinese nationals are prosecuted for “illegal exploitation of minerals”. They were apprehended while leaving the territory of Walungu in South Kivu. Four Congolese including two soldiers, a translator