Posts From David Irakoze
Bujumbura: Deadly explosions, suspicious silence and an official version under challenge
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 1, 2026 — Violent explosions rocked the economic capital of Burundi, plunging residents into panic. While authorities point to a simple electrical short circuit, many
Women’s Rights Day – Burundi : celebration or commemoration?
Every year, March 8 marks the International Women’s Rights Day. Celebrated since 1910 under various themes, it aims to highlight the fight for gender equality and women’s rights. However, in
Nyanza-Lac : mass arrests, panic and indignation among the population
More than 300 individuals, mostly young people, were arrested in the locality of Bukeye, in the district of Nyanza-Lac in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi). A vast search and
Rumonge : four Ugandans arrested
Cabura John, 24 years old, Balijuka Hillary Gahwa, 29 years old, Ajuna Robert, 26 years old, and Kasaija Enock, 23 years old, were arrested on Thursday. Their arrest took place
Bujumbura : the secretary general of the CNDD-FDD is gradually recovering
Reverien Ndikuriyo is receiving treatment in a hospital in Dubai, the first city of the United Arab Emirates and capital of the emirate of Dubai. He was transferred there after
Gitega : two people killed
Désiré Kwizerimana (40 years old), died from injuries inflicted on him by two soldiers, on January 16 at the hospital in Gitega (political capital). A second individual died while he
Bukavu : three Chinese in possession of several pieces of gold ingots arrested
The three Chinese nationals are prosecuted for “illegal exploitation of minerals”. They were apprehended while leaving the territory of Walungu in South Kivu. Four Congolese including two soldiers, a translator
Cibitoke : controversy over the ban on the sale of grilled corn along the roads
A lively controversy pits farmers in the province of Cibitoke, located in northwestern Burundi, against the provincial administration, after the governor’s decision to ban the sale of grilled corn on
Buganda : a fuel seller commits suicide after the seizure of his quantities by the police
André Ndayambaje, 35 years old, died on Thursday. This man from the locality of Nyamitanga in the district of Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) committed suicide after
Goma : a journalist from a community radio station assassinated
Yoshua Kambere Machozi, a journalist from the Mpeti community radio station, located in Walikale territory in the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was found dead after