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Bujumbura Rural “extremely volatile”

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    Bujumbura Rural remains one of Burundi’s most affected areas in terms of insecurity and humanitarian needs, OCHA-Burundi said in its latest information bulletin. Since November 1998, it has also seen a high number of newly displaced people which now stand at 40,000 in three locations (5,000 at Mutambu, 15,000 at Kabezi and 20,000 at Mubone). UN agencies have decided to limit their assistance to measures that would not encourage continued dislocation of these IDPs. The report described the security situation in Bujumbura Rural as extremely volatile, especially in areas immediately east and south of the capital. Confrontations between the military and armed groups take place on a daily basis, it said.

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