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Burundi : users of the Ecocash system in disarray
The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) seized accounts of the Econet Wireless Burundi mobile phone company. Users of its Ecocash money transfer system can no longer withdraw their money. Super agents,
Burundi : $21 million granted by the African Development Bank to support the agricultural sector
Three provinces in north and northeast Burundi, namely Ngozi, Kirundo and Muyinga will benefit from the modern development of several marshes. The objective is to boost agricultural production to fight
Makamba : the morgue of the provincial hospital has been down for almost a year
According to bereaved families and staff at the Makamba hospital (southern Burundi), the morgue at the provincial hospital has been out of order for almost a year. Some families lament
Nakivale (Uganda) : cardiovascular diseases kill many elderly people
Medical Team International (MTI) wants to curb deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda. This NGO which deals with the health aspect calls on everyone, especially
Kirundo : two men sentenced to life jail for the murder of a woman
It is the Kirundo court in northern Burundi that sentenced them. Among the defendants, the husband of the victim. The two men were tried in a flagrance trial. INFO SOS
Burundi : kitita cha milioni 21 chatolewa na benki ya afrika ya maendeleo kwa ajili ya kuendeleza sekta ya kilimo
Mikoa ya kaskazini mashariki mwa Burundi ambayo ni : Ngozi, Kirundo na Muyinga itanufaika na mradi hui kwa kutengeneza mabonde ya mito mingi. Lengo ni kuongeza mavuno ya kilimo kwa
Prince-Regent Charles : the hard road of the dead to their final rest
For days, Prince Régent Charles Hospital located in the commercial capital Bujumbura has had no place in its morgue for the dead. Families of the deceased are complaining. Sources at
Rwanda : Congolese refugees refer to embassies in Kigali
Representatives of more than 70,000 Congolese refugees living in Rwanda on Monday (January 23rd) submitted a petition to various embassies in Kigali, calling on the international community to help end
Photo of the week : the Archbishop of Gitega calls on the CNDD-FDD and Burundian authorities to promote the respect for human rights
The ruling party in Burundi has organized a three-day prayer since Thursday in the political capital Gitega. It is the Archbishop of Gitega Monsignor Bonaventure Nahimana who read the opening
Bubanza : more than 140 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the provincial prison
More than 140 detainees tested positive for Covid-19 in the central prison of Bubanza (western Burundi). Treated, several of them are cured. A dozen remaining cases with the deadly virus