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Bunyoni affair: former prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed

Former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed to the second level of the Supreme Court on January 2, SOS Médias Burundi learned this Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The former Burundian

Security

Cibitoke: discovery of two bodies

Two bodies were found this Sunday and Monday in Rugombo and Buganda communes in the province of Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi). One body, a child of 10 year old, was

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Matana: 12 individuals arrested after the death of a child

The body of Bienvenue Nshimirimana (4 years old) was found this Sunday in a forest at Matana. It is in the commune of Matana, Bururi province (southern Burundi). At least

Security

Rumonge : a corpse discovered

A body of an as yet unidentified person was found on Saturday at the old fishing port. It is in the Kizuka zone in the district and province of Rumonge

Security

Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue

The deceased left his home last Thursday and went to the Ngozi market (northern Burundi) where he was often employed as a day laborer, his relatives say. His body was

Society

Buganda : two people seriously injured and several houses destroyed following torrential rains

Two people were injured, around a hundred houses destroyed and more than 500 hectares of crop fields damaged by torrential rains which fell in Nyamitanga village in the Ndava zone

Society

Burundi : members of the LGBTQ community fear persecution after President Neva’s remarks

In Burundi, people in same-sex relationships feel they are at great risk. This came after remarks by President Évariste Ndayishimiye who called for “homosexuals to be stoned” last Friday. The

Politic

Burundi : the ruling party defends its young people

Not all young people in the party are at fault, according to the secretary general of the ruling party. The Imbonerakure are very responsible and well prepared to replace those

Security

Giharo : the district police commissioner killed with machetes

Police Major Japhet Mukeshimana was killed on the evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The tragedy took place in Nkanka village in Giharo district in Rutana province in southeast Burundi.

Security

How is the Burundian army, long renowned for its bravery, in decline in North Kivu?

The Burundian army was reformed in 2004, with a new name of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) replacing the old army, Burundian Armed Forces (FAB), which had been created