Tag Archives: Bujumbura
By Kris Berwouts I don’t know much about nightlife. Not in Belgium, not in Africa. Least of all do I know about nightlife in Rumonge, Burundi. But last week I was hanging around there with a pal from Belgium and … read more »
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Tagged Belgium, Bujumbura, Burundi, Central Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Rumonge, Tanzania, United States
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Roger Lumbala, an opposition politician and former rebel in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has left refuge in Burundi for France. The 54-year old sought refuge in the South African embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, earlier this month when he found … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Congo, News
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Tagged Bujumbura, Burundi, Democratic Republic Congo, France, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Lumbala, Roger Lumbala, Rwanda, South Africa
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A Burundian rebel leader blamed for organizing last year’s deadly attack on a bar that killed 36 people is dead. Burundian Army Colonel Kabisa Domitien told reporters Friday that the rebel chief, known by the names “Carmel” and “Mukono,” was … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Bujumbura, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Gatumba, HRW, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica
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Bujumbura – A Burundian anti-graft activist detained two weeks ago for criticising the justice minister over alleged corruption was freed on Tuesday. “I am happy to be freed from prison where I spent two weeks for no reason, because all … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bujumbura, Burundi, East Africa, Friday, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ndikumana, political corruption, Transparency International
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Bujumbura – Burundi police have detained an anti-graft activist who criticised the country’s justice minister over corruption in the judiciary, where candidates for jobs were expected to pay bribes. Faustin Ndikumana was arrested late on Tuesday and told reporters before … read more »
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Tagged Bujumbura, Burundi, East Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Justice Ministry, political corruption, Transparency International
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Two men were arrested in Burundi on Monday over the murder of a Croatian nun and an Italian volunteer in an attack on a religious mission in the central African nation, a police official said. “The culprits of … read more »
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November 23, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Government-backed death squads have killed more than 300 members of Burundi’s former rebel group and opposition supporters in covert operations over the past five months, a rights group said on Tuesday. The group said the central African country’s … read more »
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Nairobi – The leader of Burundi’s National Liberation Forces, Agathon Rwasa, planned the attack last month on a bar that killed 39 people, a document from the intelligence services alleged on Thursday. The document appeals to the countries in the … read more »
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September 19, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Armed men from Congo burst into a pub in the central African nation of Burundi and killed 36 people, an official said on Monday. One wounded man said an attacker yelled: “Make sure there’s no survivors.” Burundi, a … read more »
September 19, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Armed raiders killed more than 20 people and injured some 20 others when they stormed a Burundi bar and opened fire on patrons, a regional official told AFP on Monday. “The death toll is still unclear, but according … read more »
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September 6, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Police killed two gunmen in Burundi’s capital after a heavy exchange of fire, police said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised fears of a new rebellion in the coffee producing nation. Burundi … read more »
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Bujumbura – A cholera outbreak has killed at least seven people in western Burundi, where it has infected more than 400 people in the past three weeks, the health ministry said on Monday. Authorities are treating as an epidemic the … read more »
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South Africa plans to invest in tourism, energy and infrastructure in Burundi to help the central African nation which is still struggling to revive its economy after two decades of civil war. Africa’s biggest economy signed an economic cooperation deal … read more »
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A court in Burundi on Monday found a Frenchman guilty of raping five teenagers, giving him a 25-year jail sentence and a fine of 14,000 euros ($20,000). Patrice Faye, 58, was accused of raping five girls aged 13 to 17 … read more »
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An armed gang raided two police posts in the Burundian capital and dropped leaflets saying they were members of a rebel group, police said Tuesday. The Monday night attack on two bridges linking central Bujumbura and its southern districts sparked … read more »
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Bujumbura – A Burundi court sentenced a journalist Monday to eight months in prison for violating media laws over comments that the country’s security forces could not deter an attack by Somali rebels. The court, however, quashed treason and other … read more »
Bujumbura – A Burundi court freed on Monday a local journalist detained for 10 months on treason charges for questioning the east African country’s ability to respond to an attack by Islamist militants. Jean Claude Kavumbagu, who runs the online … read more »
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Bujumbura – Three people were killed overnight in Burundi in two separate attacks which the authorities blamed on “armed bandits” while locals said the country’s security services were responsible. Two of the dead were a man and his son who … read more »
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February 7, 2011 by benim
Bujumbura – Burundian police arrested eight Pakistani Muslim preachers in a mosque in the central province of Gitega overnight, police and local officials said on Monday. “A group of eight people calling themselves Pakistani Muslim preachers arrived… two days ago … read more »
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October 22, 2010 by benim
A human rights group in Burundi says some of the mutilated bodies found in a river last week belong to members of a former rebel group. The Association for the Protection of Detainees and Human Rights said four of the … read more »
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