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Bujumbura : a man found dead in a vehicle in Buyenzi
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Claver Nzeyimana, 50 years old, from Kayanza in Butanyerera province (north), was discovered on Tuesday morning inside a
Bukinanyana : a machete attack in Ndava, one man killed and two seriously injured
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 5, 2025 – The peaceful nighttime atmosphere in Bwiza II village, in the Ndava zone of Bukinanyana district (Bujumbura province, west), was shattered by a
Nestor Ntahontuye, former Minister of Finance, becomes Prime Minister of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister on Tuesday, according to a presidential decree signed on August 5. His appointment
Gervais Ndirakobuca, the former Prime Minister with a controversial past, wins the presidency of the Burundian Senate
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 5, 2025 – Former Prime Minister and police general Gervais Ndirakobuca was unanimously elected President of the Burundian Senate on Tuesday, during the formal opening
Mutambara : when a murder hides behind a presumed suicide
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 4, 2025 – A gruesome discovery has shocked the population of Kagoti, in Mutambara village, Rumonge district, in Burunga province, southern Burundi. On the morning
Administrative vacancy : citizens deprived of official documents while waiting for new administrators
SOS Médias Burundi, Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – While district administrations continue their routine activities, the prolonged absence of elected administrators, still not sworn in due to the lack of
Bujumbura : maternal distress behind the rise in infanticide and abandonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The last weeks of July were marked by a series of tragedies in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital. infants were abandoned
Washington temporarily closes its doors to Burundians
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The United States Embassy in Burundi announced on Monday that the issuance of U.S. visas to Burundian citizens is temporarily suspended “due
Photo of the week : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
Between low wages, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the small east African nation. The National Teachers’ Union
Human trafficking : ONLCT warns of the plight of Burundian migrants imprisoned in Tanzania
SOS Médias Burundi, Bujumbura, August 3, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated on July 30, the National Observatory for the Fight against