Bugarama is a commune of Rumonge Province in Burundi. [1][2] The seat lies at Bugarama.
Commune of Bugarama | |
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Commune | |
  Commune of Bugarama Commune of Bugarama in Burundi | |
| Coordinates: 3°42′28″S 29°21′04″E / 3.70775°S 29.35100°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
2020 attack
editBetween August 23 and 24, 2020, militants from RED-Tabara attacked the city of Bugarama, Burundi, resulting in the death of eleven civilians and five militants. Several RED-Tabara militants, including the commander of the Bugarama attack, were arrested in Rwanda on September 29. They claimed that the Bugarama attack was against Burundian forces and Imbonerakure.[3]
Flooding
editIn December 2023 heavy rains flooded hundreds of hectares of crop fields and caused landslides in the communes of Bugarama and Muhuta.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Burundi: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Bugarama". google maps. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "REGIONAL VERIFICATION MECHANISM (EJVM) STARTS INVESTIGATIONS ON BURUNDIAN COMBATANTS CAPTURED IN RWANDA". Rwandan Ministry of Defense. October 5, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Nzorubonanya 2023.
Sources
edit- Nzorubonanya, Félix (9 December 2023), "Région Sud/Rumonge-Muhuta : Au moins 4 personnes sont mortes, une dizaine blessée", Iwacu, retrieved 2024-08-16