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Gitega: Landslide victory leaves CNDD-FDD unchallenged
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in Gitega province, at the heart of the small East African nation, ended with near-unanimous results
Butanyerera: An election without suspense, an opposition without a voice
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in the newly created province of Butanyerera, in the north of the small East African nation,
Jean Bigirimana, missing since 2016, remains a symbol of impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 23, 2025 – Nine years to the day after the disappearance of journalist Jean Bigirimana, the Iwacu press group, where Jean was employed, held a
Grenade attack leaves one dead, several injured in Cibitoke
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 23, 2025 – A family was violently targeted overnight from Wednesday to Thursday around 8 p.m. in Rusiga neighborhood, located in the zone and commune
Buhumuza : wave of insecurity and unsolved murders, the population between fear and anger
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, July 22, 2025 — A series of violent and unexplained events is rekindling fear among the residents of Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi. Between the mysterious
South Kivu : a humanitarian convoy rekindles tensions between authorities and Wazalendo militias
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 21, 2025 – A disagreement erupted between the governor of South Kivu and a faction of the Wazalendo militias over 55 trucks of food and
DRC : an agreement in Doha, chaos in the East
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 21, 2025 – While Kinshasa and the M23 had just signed an agreement of principles in Doha for a ceasefire, violent fighting resumed less than
Kirinzi : a mother kills her 3-year-old child with a machete
SOS Médias Burundi Mugina, July 21, 2025 — On the night of July 20, a devastating tragedy rocked Kirinzi village, in Mugina district, Bujumbura province (western Burundi). A three-year-old child
Photo of the week : bars pay the high price
The ministry of commerce has announced a new categorization and a significant increase in operating license fees for “Model C” bars. These new measures are causing serious concern among bar
Gitega : two lifeless bodies found in Jimbi and Murirwe, criminal investigation favored
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 21, 2025 – Shock waves have swept through Gitega province, central Burundi, following the discovery of two lifeless bodies in the villages of Jimbi and