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Burundi government accused of covering up deadly prison fire

Al Jazeera, 08 Feb 2022
Prisoners and their relatives in Burundi have told Al Jazeera that up to 400 inmates may have died in a prison fire in the capital, Gitega, in December last year.
The government has confirmed the death of only 46 inmates.
Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb has more.

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