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#Suisse #Asile Au moins six personnes ont été arrêtées en vue d’un renvoi forcé au #Burundi. Un vol spécial serait imminent. Des organisations de la société civile craignent de graves répercussions, alors que la répression sur place ne faiblit pas. «On m’accuse d’atteinte à la sécurité intérieure. Je suis sûr que je serai arrêté si je mets les pieds au Burundi», témoigne Edouard (prénom d’emprunt).
✍️ Un article de Sophie Dupont🔽
https://lecourrier.ch/2026/04/20/expulsions-imminentes-vers-le-burundi/

Expulsions imminentes vers le Burundi - Le Courrier

Au moins six personnes ont été arrêtées en vue d’un renvoi forcé au Burundi. Un vol spécial serait imminent. Des organisations de la communauté burundaise et de défense de droit d’asile alertent sur les graves risques qu’encourent les personnes concernées en cas d’expulsion. «Les personnes originaires du Burundi ont aujourd’hui un besoin manifeste de protection, […]

Le Courrier

Carsten Franke 4d ago

It might be time to pay attention to Burundi

#burundi

Giuseppe Michieli 5d ago

Mystery #disease leaves five dead in #Burundi, with investigations ongoing, https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s726.full

''An #outbreak of an undiagnosed illness in northern Burundi has led to five deaths and sickened 35 people, and investigations into the cause continue.'' BMJ.

Mystery disease leaves five dead in Burundi, with investigations ongoing

An outbreak of an undiagnosed illness in northern Burundi has led to five deaths and sickened 35 people, and investigations into the cause continue.1 Cases were first reported on 30 March in Mpanda district, centred on a single household and its contacts.2 Symptoms included fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, blood in urine, fatigue, and abdominal pain. In severe cases some patients have also presented with jaundice and anaemia. Authorities have tested patients’ samples for various viral haemorrhagic fevers, a class of diseases that cause bleeding and have high case fatality rates and that emerge intermittently across this region. However, laboratory tests have returned negative for Ebola and …

The BMJ

Headlines Africa 6d ago

UN warns tensions between DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi remain acute http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS3zbW #GreatLakes #DRCongo #Rwanda #Burundi #HumanitarianCrisis

Headlines Africa Apr 15

Burundian writer celebrates cultural heritage through children's tales http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS36NR #Burundi #CulturalHeritage #ChildrensBooks #Storytelling #AfricanLiterature

Amnesty Duesseldorf Apr 14

Die Journalistin Sandra Muhoza wurde in #Burundi wegen Kommentaren in einer WhatsApp-Gruppe verhaftet. Sie musste deswegen fast 2 Jahre in Untersuchungshaft verbringen. Jetzt kam sie frei. #Pressefreiheit
https://www.africanews.com/2026/04/14/burundi-court-partially-acquits-jailed-journalist-after-two-years/

Burundi court partially acquits jailed journalist after two years | Africanews

A Burundian court partially acquitted journalist Sandra Muhoza on Monday after nearly two years behind bars.

Africanews

Headlines Africa Apr 14

Burundi court partially acquits jailed journalist after two years http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS1m5v #Burundi #Journalism #PressFreedom #Justice #SandraMuhoza

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Places of worship Apr 9

Notre-Dame-des-Victoires de Makokou in #Makokou, #Gabon -🇬🇦 is around 1,906 km or 1,191 miles from our previous place of worship Muramvya in #Muramvya, #Burundi - 🇧🇮 - https://mastodon.social/@pilgrimsonline/116375322061989518

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