Ruyigi Province

Albinos under Burundi police protection welcome Napoleon (age 1 week)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland Napoleon Ahishakiye, a healthy boy, was born on Thursday 15 October 2009 - as far as anyone knows the first albino birth in one of the...

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Burundi: Refugees Agree to Temporary Relocation

Bujumbura — More than 2,000 Congolese Banyamulenge refugees in Burundi have dropped their refusal to move to another camp in Burundi after the intervention of a senior government official. The refugees were transferred to...

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Burundi: Congolese Refugees Scared to Move to New Burundi Camp

Nairobi — More than 2,000 refugees in Burundi have rejected UN appeals to move to a new camp for fear they could be exposed to attack. The refugees, from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Banyamulenge community, are housed...

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Refugees Too Scared to Move

Bujumbura — More than 2,000 refugees in Burundi have rejected UN appeals to move to a new camp for fear they could be exposed to attack. The refugees, from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Banyamulenge community, are...

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Two Burundi cops stoned to death

Bujumbura - Two Burundian policemen suspected of theft were stoned to death by angry villagers in the eastern province of Ruyigi, the local authorities said Monday. Residents of Muhindo village found the policemen in hiding on...

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New Camp for Refugees

Bujumbura — At least 2,500 Congolese refugees are to be moved from Burundi's central province of Mwaro to the eastern Ruyigi province in a move aimed at consolidating camps across the country. Already, the new camp in Ruyigi is...

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Albinos Murdered and Body Parts Sold for Witchcraft

One person has been sentenced to life in prison and eight others to jail in Burundi over the murder of albinos whose remains were sold for witchcraft. Three other suspects were acquitted by the court in Ruyigi province over the...

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Burundi court convicts five over albino killings

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi has condemned one person to life in prison and four others to jail sentences for murdering albinos and selling their body parts for use in witchcraft, a court said on Thursday.

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Addressing the HIV-related needs of “people on the move”

June 20 is World Refugee Day, an opportunity to draw attention to the importance of addressing the HIV-related needs of “people on the move”. Love in the time of AIDS, a video co-produced by UNHCR, highlights the story of Noe...

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Tanzania: Last Burundian Refugee Camp to Close

Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The last refugee camp for Burundian refugees in...

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