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Refugees

Mulongwe camp : a Burundian refugees’ demonstration banned, hunger and insecurity denounced

SOS Médias Burundi Baraka, May 26, 2025 – The National Commission for Refugees (CNR), Baraka branch, has canceled a peaceful demonstration planned for Monday, May 26, by Burundian women refugees

Criminalité

Gitega : a suspected thief killed by a crowd, police open investigation

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 26, 2025 – The lifeless body of a man, identified as Aboubakar Nsengiyumva, 32 years old, was found Thursday in a valley separating the Karera

Politic

Burundi : Catholic bishops call for inclusive elections and an end to political tensions

Bujumbura, May 26, 2025 – On Sunday, an important message from the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi was read in all Catholic parishes across the country. Delivered by Bishop

Politic

Kayanza : the governor suspends the election campaign to allow the preparation for the national test

SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, May 24, 2025 – A few days before the national test for the ninth grade, the governor of Kayanza province (northern Burundi), Colonel Rémy Cishayo, announced

Criminalité

Murwi : two gold miners killed after a CNDD-FDD rally, the population in shock

SOS Médias Burundi Murwi, May 24, 2025 – The lifeless bodies of two gold miners were discovered on Saturday morning in Gisaba village, in Murwi district, Cibitoke province. The victims,

Economy

Burundi : PARCEM denounces a presidential-style campaign and points out irregularities

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 24, 2025 – Just two weeks before the legislative and district elections, the PARCEM organization (Speech and Actions pour the Revival of Conscience and Change

Diplomacy

Burundi : a EurAc report warns of a blocked electoral process and a country on the verge of collapse

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 24, 2025 – With less than two weeks to go before the legislative and district elections, a report from the Europe-Central Africa Network (EurAc) is

Criminalité

Joseph Kabila denounces “dictatorship” and calls for the rebuilding of the state

SOS Médias Burundi Kinshasa, May 24, 2025 – The former Congolese president delivered a powerful speech on Friday, denouncing a serious political, security, and institutional crisis. He proposed a citizens’

DRC En

Eastern DRC : Burundi fuels chaos with soldiers and civilians recruited into the Wazalendo

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 24, 2025 – While Burundi has officially deployed nearly 10,000 soldiers alongside the FARDC in eastern DRC, a parallel phenomenon is causing serious concern :

Criminalité

South Kivu : Burundian troops in large numbers in Fizi to slow down Twirwaneho and contain the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 22, 2025 – Large-scale military movements have been observed in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since Wednesday, new Burundian troops have