Congo border, Burundi
At least 150 civilians were shot and hacked to death this week at a U.N. refugee camp in Burundi, close to the Congo border. The victims, Congolese Tutsis who fled the Congolese civil war that ended last year, were attacked as they slept. Witnesses said a gang of Burundian Hutus invaded the camp, shouting and beating drums, and killed everyone they saw. The Burundian Hutu rebel group that claimed responsibility said that Burundian soldiers and Congolese Tutsi militia had been hiding in the camp. Most of the bodies, though, were those of women and children. Burundi’s 10-year civil war ostensibly ended two years ago, with a cease-fire that included all rebel groups except the one that committed this week’s massacre.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
One great cookbook: Joshua McFadden’s ‘Six Seasons of Pasta’the week recommends The pasta you know and love. But ever so much better.
-
Scientists are worried about amoebasUnder the radar Small and very mighty
-
Buddhist monks’ US walk for peaceUnder the Radar Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and ‘millions are finding hope in their journey’
