source: SOS Medias; Ligue Iteka
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Burundi)
actor2: Civilians (Burundi)
location: Rutegama
notes: On 5 March 2021, an unidentified armed group ambushed the vehicle of the Gishiha zone administrator, attempting to assassinate him in Rutegama (Vugizo, Makamba). The administrator was injured, as well as the Gishiha zone chief and another local government official. The next day, the hill chief was arrested but was later released on demand by the CNDD-FDD provincial secretary.