Society

Governance

Rutana: the prosecutor of Rutana and the former head of the SNR under legal proceedings

The public prosecutor in the province of Rutana (south-east of Burundi) is being prosecuted for failing to assist a person in danger as the former head of the national intelligence

Economy

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,

Economy

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

Society

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

Society

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

Security

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

Economy

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

Human Rights

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

Society

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

Politic

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